verfluchtvsverfluchtenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#19,435
“verflucht” frequency rank
#38,486
“verfluchten” frequency rank
57921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verflucht verfluchten
Definition mit einem Fluch belegt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflucht

Where the eye mixes verflucht and verfluchten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
verflucht
11 ch
verfluchten

Visual trap between verflucht and verfluchten

A purely visual mix-up. verflucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt]) and verfluchten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verflucht” sits inside “verfluchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57921, 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]. verfluchten is at rank #38,486, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtn̩].

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 57921, this pair ranks #882,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verflucht vs verfluchten

Shared letters: cefhlrtuv. Private to "verflucht": -. Private to "verfluchten": n.

"verflucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "verfluchten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verfluchtevrflucht · vefrlucht · verfflucht · verflcuht · verfllucht · verfluccht · verfluchht · verfluchtt
  • verfluchtenevrfluchten · vefrluchten · verffluchten · verflcuhten · verflluchten · verflucchten · verfluchetn · verfluchhten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verflucht" for "verfluchten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verflucht" vs "verfluchten" - which ranks higher?
"verflucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,435 in our German list, against #38,486 for "verfluchten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verflucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verfluchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #882,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verflucht" and "verfluchten" 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 #882,649 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