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.
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
- verflucht ← evrflucht · vefrlucht · verfflucht · verflcuht · verfllucht · verfluccht · verfluchht · verfluchtt
- verfluchten ← evrfluchten · vefrluchten · verffluchten · verflcuhten · verflluchten · verflucchten · verfluchetn · verfluchhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verflucht" for "verfluchten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verflucht" vs "verfluchten" - which ranks higher?
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.