verkündetenvsverwundetenWhich spelling fits?

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

#38,488
“verkündeten” frequency rank
#21,832
“verwundeten” frequency rank
60320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verkündeten verwundeten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verkündet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwundet

Where the eye mixes verkündeten and verwundeten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verkündeten and verwundeten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
verkündeten
11 ch
verwundeten

Visual trap between verkündeten and verwundeten

A purely visual mix-up. verkündeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətn̩]) and verwundeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verkündeten is recorded at frequency rank #38,488, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətn̩]. verwundeten is at rank #21,832, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətn̩].

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 60320, this pair ranks #791,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verkündeten vs verwundeten

Shared letters: denrtv. Private to "verkündeten": . Private to "verwundeten": uw.

"verkündeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "verwundeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verwundetenevrwundeten · verrwundeten · veruwndeten · verwnudeten · verwudneten · verwunddeten · verwundeetn · verwundetenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verkündeten" and "verwundeten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndətn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verkündeten" vs "verwundeten" - which ranks higher?
"verwundeten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,832 in our German list, against #38,488 for "verkündeten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verkündeten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verwundeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #791,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verkündeten" and "verwundeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verbündeter 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 #791,389 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