Which to use
“verletzen” and “verletzend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,739
- “verletzen” frequency rank
- #41,544
- “verletzend” frequency rank
- 48283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verletzen | verletzend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden physisch (auch lebensgefährlich oder tödlich) verwunden | Partizip Präsens des Verbs verletzen |
Where the eye mixes verletzen and verletzend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verletzen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verletzend's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verletzen vs verletzend
A purely visual mix-up. verletzen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]) and verletzend ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩t]) 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) - “verletzen” sits inside “verletzend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verletzen is recorded at frequency rank #6,739, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]. verletzend is at rank #41,544, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩t].
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 48283, this pair ranks #1,254,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verletzen vs verletzend
Shared letters: elnrtvz. Private to "verletzen": -. Private to "verletzend": d.
"verletzen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verletzend" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verletzen ← evrletzen · velretzen · vereltzen · verletezn · verlettzen · verletzenn · verletzne · verletzzen
- verletzend ← evrletzend · velretzend · vereltzend · verleteznd · verlettzend · verletzedn · verletzendd · verletzennd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verletzen" and "verletzend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verletzen" vs "verletzend" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verletzen" and "verletzend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verletzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verletzend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,254,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verletzen" and "verletzend" 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 #1,254,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.