Which to use
“verkünden” is a verb and “verwundet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,195
- “verkünden” frequency rank
- #12,621
- “verwundet” frequency rank
- 24816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkünden | verwundet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | öffentlich sagen | sich eine physische Wunde zugezogen habend |
Where the eye mixes verkünden and verwundet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verkünden and verwundet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verkünden with verwundet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkünden is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩] while verwundet is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24816, 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]. verwundet is at rank #12,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət].
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 24816, this pair ranks #1,842,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkünden vs verwundet
Shared letters: denrv. Private to "verkünden": kü. Private to "verwundet": tuw.
"verkünden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwundet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwundet ← evrwundet · verrwundet · veruwndet · verwnudet · verwudnet · verwunddet · verwundett · verwundte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkünden" for "verwundet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verkünden" vs "verwundet" - which ranks higher?
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 "verwundet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkünden" and "verwundet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwundern vs verwundet". 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 #1,842,308 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.