Which to use
“verkünden” is a verb and “verkündete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,195
- “verkünden” frequency rank
- #12,616
- “verkündete” frequency rank
- 24811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkünden | verkündete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | öffentlich sagen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkündet |
Where the eye mixes verkünden and verkündete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkünden runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verkündete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verkünden and verkündete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkünden is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩] while verkündete is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24811, 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]. verkündete is at rank #12,616, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətə].
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 24811, this pair ranks #1,842,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkünden vs verkündete
Shared letters: deknrvü. Private to "verkünden": -. Private to "verkündete": t.
"verkünden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verkündete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkünden" and "verkündete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verkünden" vs "verkündete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkünden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkündete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkünden" and "verkündete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkünden vs verwundern". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,842,386 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.