verfluchtvsverfluchteConfusable pair

Which to use

“verflucht” and “verfluchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,435
“verflucht” frequency rank
#32,338
“verfluchte” frequency rank
51773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verflucht verfluchte
Definition mit einem Fluch belegt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflucht

Where the eye mixes verflucht and verfluchte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verflucht runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against verfluchte's 10 (CVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verflucht
10 ch
verfluchte

Visual trap between verflucht and verfluchte

A purely visual mix-up. verflucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt]) and verfluchte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verflucht” sits inside “verfluchte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verflucht is recorded at frequency rank #19,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt]. verfluchte is at rank #32,338, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtə].

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 51773, this pair ranks #1,122,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verflucht vs verfluchte

Shared letters: cefhlrtuv. Private to "verflucht": -. Private to "verfluchte": -.

"verflucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "verfluchte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verflucht ← evrflucht · vefrlucht · verfflucht · verflcuht · verfllucht · verfluccht · verfluchht · verfluchtt
  • verfluchte ← evrfluchte · vefrluchte · verffluchte · verflcuhte · verflluchte · verflucchte · verfluchet · verfluchhte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verflucht" and "verfluchte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verflucht" or "verfluchte" show up more?
"verflucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,435 in our German list, against #32,338 for "verfluchte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verflucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verfluchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,122,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verflucht" and "verfluchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfluchte vs verfluchten". 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 #1,122,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list