Which to use
“Verletzte” is a noun and “versetzte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,324
- “Verletzte” frequency rank
- #20,456
- “versetzte” frequency rank
- 25780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verletzte | versetzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die sich verletzt hat oder verletzt wurde | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versetzt |
Where the eye mixes Verletzte and versetzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verletzte and versetzte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Verletzte and versetzte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verletzte is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stə] while versetzte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡stə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “Verletzte” becomes s in “versetzte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25780, 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]. versetzte is at rank #20,456, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡stə].
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 25780, this pair ranks #1,828,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verletzte vs versetzte
Shared letters: ertvz. Private to "Verletzte": l. Private to "versetzte": s.
"Verletzte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "versetzte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verletzte" for "versetzte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Verletzte" or "versetzte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Verletzte" and "versetzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verletzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versetzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verletzte" and "versetzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versetzte vs versetzten". 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 #1,828,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.