Which to use
“verkünden” and “verkündet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,195
- “verkünden” frequency rank
- #7,839
- “verkündet” frequency rank
- 20034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkünden | verkündet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | öffentlich sagen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verkünden |
Where the eye mixes verkünden and verkündet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkünden and verkündet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verkünden vs verkündet
A purely visual mix-up. verkünden ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩]) and verkündet ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndət]) 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 a single letter - n in “verkünden” becomes t in “verkündet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkünden is recorded at frequency rank #12,195, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩]. verkündet is at rank #7,839, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndət].
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 20034, this pair ranks #1,902,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkünden vs verkündet
Shared letters: deknrvü. Private to "verkünden": -. Private to "verkündet": t.
"verkünden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verkündet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkünden" for "verkündet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verkünden" or "verkündet"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkünden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkündet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,902,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkünden" and "verkündet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkünden vs verwundern". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,902,007 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.