Which to use
“verletze” and “verletzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,489
- “verletze” frequency rank
- #6,739
- “verletzen” frequency rank
- 45228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verletze | verletzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verletzen | jemanden physisch (auch lebensgefährlich oder tödlich) verwunden |
Where the eye mixes verletze and verletzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verletze runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verletzen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verletze and verletzen
A purely visual mix-up. verletze ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sə]) and verletzen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]) 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) - “verletze” sits inside “verletzen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verletze is recorded at frequency rank #38,489, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sə]. verletzen is at rank #6,739, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩].
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 45228, this pair ranks #1,360,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verletze vs verletzen
Shared letters: elrtvz. Private to "verletze": -. Private to "verletzen": n.
"verletze" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verletzen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verletze" for "verletzen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verletze" vs "verletzen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verletze" and "verletzen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verletze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verletzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,360,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verletze" and "verletzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verletze vs verletzend". 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 #1,360,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.