Which to use
“verkündet” is a verb and “verwundete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,839
- “verkündet” frequency rank
- #25,819
- “verwundete” frequency rank
- 33658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkündet | verwundete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verkünden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwundet |
Where the eye mixes verkündet and verwundete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkündet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verwundete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verkündet and verwundete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkündet is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndət] while verwundete is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətə]. 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 33658, 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]. verwundete is at rank #25,819, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətə].
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 33658, this pair ranks #1,680,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkündet vs verwundete
Shared letters: denrtv. Private to "verkündet": kü. Private to "verwundete": uw.
"verkündet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwundete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwundete ← evrwundete · verrwundete · veruwndete · verwnudete · verwudnete · verwunddete · verwundeet · verwundette
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkündet" for "verwundete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verkündet" or "verwundete" show up more?
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 "verkündet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkündet" and "verwundete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwundern vs verwundete". 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 #1,680,920 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.