Which to use
“verkündete” and “verkündeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,616
- “verkündete” frequency rank
- #38,488
- “verkündeten” frequency rank
- 51104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkündete | verkündeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkündet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkündet |
Where the eye mixes verkündete and verkündeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verkündete runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against verkündeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verkündete and verkündeten
A purely visual mix-up. verkündete ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətə]) and verkündeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verkündete” sits inside “verkündeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkündete is recorded at frequency rank #12,616, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətə]. verkündeten is at rank #38,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətn̩].
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 51104, this pair ranks #1,148,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkündete vs verkündeten
Shared letters: deknrtvü. Private to "verkündete": -. Private to "verkündeten": -.
"verkündete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "verkündeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verkündete" and "verkündeten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verkündete" or "verkündeten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkündete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkündeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,148,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkündete" and "verkündeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verbündeter vs verkündeten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,148,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.