verkündetvsverwundertWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,839
“verkündet” frequency rank
#9,482
“verwundert” frequency rank
17321
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verkündet verwundert
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verkünden Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verwundern

Where the eye mixes verkündet and verwundert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkündet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verwundert's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verkündet
10 ch
verwundert

Visual trap between verkündet and verwundert

A purely visual mix-up. verkündet ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndət]) and verwundert ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17321, 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]. verwundert is at rank #9,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐt].

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 17321, this pair ranks #1,928,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verkündet vs verwundert

Shared letters: denrtv. Private to "verkündet": kü. Private to "verwundert": uw.

"verkündet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "verwundert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verwundert ← evrwundert · verrwundert · veruwndert · verwnudert · verwudnert · verwunddert · verwunderrt · verwundertt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verkündet" for "verwundert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndət] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verkündet" vs "verwundert" - which ranks higher?
"verkündet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,839 in our German list, against #9,482 for "verwundert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "verwundert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,928,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verkündet" and "verwundert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwundern vs verwundert". 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 #1,928,417 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