verfluchtevsverfluchtenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#32,338
“verfluchte” frequency rank
#38,486
“verfluchten” frequency rank
70824
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verfluchte verfluchten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflucht Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verflucht

Where the eye mixes verfluchte and verfluchten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verfluchte runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against verfluchten's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
verfluchte
11 ch
verfluchten

Visual trap between verfluchte and verfluchten

A purely visual mix-up. verfluchte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verfluchte” sits inside “verfluchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verfluchte is recorded at frequency rank #32,338, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtə]. 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 70824, this pair ranks #434,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verfluchte vs verfluchten

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

"verfluchte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV  ·  "verfluchten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verfluchte ← evrfluchte · vefrluchte · verffluchte · verflcuhte · verflluchte · verflucchte · verfluchet · verfluchhte
  • verfluchten ← evrfluchten · vefrluchten · verffluchten · verflcuhten · verflluchten · verflucchten · verfluchetn · verfluchhten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verfluchte" for "verfluchten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verfluchte" vs "verfluchten" - which ranks higher?
"verfluchte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,338 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

Eye-level mix-up between "verfluchte" and "verfluchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verfluchte" 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 #434,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verfluchte" and "verfluchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verflucht 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 #434,769 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