Which to use
“verkündet” is a verb and “verwendet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,839
- “verkündet” frequency rank
- #871
- “verwendet” frequency rank
- 8710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkündet | verwendet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verkünden | sich in Benutzung befindend |
Where the eye mixes verkündet and verwendet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkündet and verwendet 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 verkündet with verwendet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkündet is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndət] while verwendet is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 8710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkündet is recorded at frequency rank #7,839, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndət]. verwendet is at rank #871, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndət].
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 8710, this pair ranks #1,983,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkündet vs verwendet
Shared letters: denrtv. Private to "verkündet": kü. Private to "verwendet": w.
"verkündet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwendet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwendet ← evrwendet · verewndet · verrwendet · verwednet · verwenddet · verwendett · verwendte · verwenedt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkündet" for "verwendet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verkündet" vs "verwendet" - 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 "verkündet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkündet" and "verwendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkündet vs verkündeten". 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 #1,983,161 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.