VerletztenvsVerletzterWhich spelling fits?

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“Verletzten” and “Verletzter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,545
“Verletzten” frequency rank
#31,857
“Verletzter” frequency rank
39402
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verletzten Verletzter
Definition Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Verletzte Person, die eine Verletzung erlitten hat

Where the eye mixes Verletzten and Verletzter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Verletzten and Verletzter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
Verletzten
10 ch
Verletzter

Look-alike desk: Verletzten vs Verletzter

A purely visual mix-up. Verletzten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stn̩]) and Verletzter ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Verletzten” becomes r in “Verletzter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Verletzten is recorded at frequency rank #7,545, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stn̩]. 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 39402, this pair ranks #1,537,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Verletzten vs Verletzter

Shared letters: elrtvz. Private to "Verletzten": n. Private to "Verletzter": -.

"Verletzten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "Verletzter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verletzten ← evrletzten · velretzten · vereltzten · verlettzten · verletzetn · verletztenn · verletztne · verletztten
  • Verletzter ← evrletzter · velretzter · vereltzter · verlettzer · verlettzter · verletzetr · verletzterr · verletztre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Verletzten" and "Verletzter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Verletzten" vs "Verletzter" - which ranks higher?
"Verletzten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,545 in our German list, against #31,857 for "Verletzter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verletzten" 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 #1,537,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verletzten" 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 #1,537,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list