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“Verletzte” and “Verletzten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,324
- “Verletzte” frequency rank
- #7,545
- “Verletzten” frequency rank
- 12869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verletzte | Verletzten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die sich verletzt hat oder verletzt wurde | Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Verletzte |
Where the eye mixes Verletzte and Verletzten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Verletzte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against Verletzten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Verletzte vs Verletzten
A purely visual mix-up. Verletzte ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stə]) and Verletzten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stn̩]) 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) - “Verletzte” sits inside “Verletzten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verletzte is recorded at frequency rank #5,324, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stə]. Verletzten is at rank #7,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stn̩].
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 12869, this pair ranks #1,961,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verletzte vs Verletzten
Shared letters: elrtvz. Private to "Verletzte": -. Private to "Verletzten": n.
"Verletzte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "Verletzten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verletzte ← evrletzte · velretzte · vereltzte · verlettze · verlettzte · verletzet · verletztte · verletzzte
- Verletzten ← evrletzten · velretzten · vereltzten · verlettzten · verletzetn · verletztenn · verletztne · verletztten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Verletzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verletzten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verletzte" and "Verletzten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verletzten 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 #1,961,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.