Which to use
“verletzen” is a verb and “Verletzter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,739
- “verletzen” frequency rank
- #31,857
- “Verletzter” frequency rank
- 38596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verletzen | Verletzter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden physisch (auch lebensgefährlich oder tödlich) verwunden | Person, die eine Verletzung erlitten hat |
Where the eye mixes verletzen and Verletzter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verletzen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against Verletzter's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verletzen and Verletzter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verletzen is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩] while Verletzter is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stɐ]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38596, 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]. Verletzter is at rank #31,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stɐ].
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 38596, this pair ranks #1,559,793 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verletzen vs Verletzter
Shared letters: elrtvz. Private to "verletzen": n. Private to "Verletzter": -.
"verletzen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Verletzter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verletzen ← evrletzen · velretzen · vereltzen · verletezn · verlettzen · verletzenn · verletzne · verletzzen
- Verletzter ← evrletzter · velretzter · vereltzter · verlettzer · verlettzter · verletzetr · verletzterr · verletztre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verletzen" for "Verletzter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verletzen" vs "Verletzter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verletzen" and "Verletzter" 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 "Verletzter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,559,793 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verletzen" and "Verletzter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verletzter vs vorletzter". 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 #1,559,793 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.