Which to use
“verdutzt” and “verletzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,082
- “verdutzt” frequency rank
- #1,275
- “verletzt” frequency rank
- 48357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdutzt | verletzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch etwas Unerwartetes in Erstaunen versetzt | eine Kränkung oder Beleidigung erlitten habend, psychisch von jemandem aus dem Gleichgewicht gebracht worden sein |
Where the eye mixes verdutzt and verletzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verdutzt and verletzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verdutzt and verletzt
A purely visual mix-up. verdutzt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʊt͡st]) and verletzt ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdutzt is recorded at frequency rank #47,082, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊt͡st]. verletzt is at rank #1,275, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡st].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48357, this pair ranks #1,251,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdutzt vs verletzt
Shared letters: ertvz. Private to "verdutzt": du. Private to "verletzt": l.
"verdutzt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verletzt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdutzt" for "verletzt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verdutzt" or "verletzt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verdutzt" and "verletzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdutzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verletzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,251,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdutzt" and "verletzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdutzt vs verputzt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,251,519 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.