VerletztenvsversetzenConfusable pair

Quick tell: Verletzten is a noun, versetzen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Verletzten” is a noun and “versetzen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,545
“Verletzten” frequency rank
#9,654
“versetzen” frequency rank
17199
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verletzten versetzen
Definition Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Verletzte vor einer Stelle zu einer anderen bewegen

Where the eye mixes Verletzten and versetzen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verletzten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against versetzen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Verletzten
9 ch
versetzen

Visual trap between Verletzten and versetzen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verletzten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stn̩] while versetzen is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17199, 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]. versetzen is at rank #9,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩].

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 17199, this pair ranks #1,929,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Verletzten vs versetzen

Shared letters: enrtvz. Private to "Verletzten": l. Private to "versetzen": s.

"Verletzten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "versetzen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verletzten ← evrletzten · velretzten · vereltzten · verlettzten · verletzetn · verletztenn · verletztne · verletztten
  • versetzen ← evrsetzen · verestzen · verrsetzen · versetezn · versettzen · versetzenn · versetzne · versetzzen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Verletzten" for "versetzen" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Verletzten" is a noun and "versetzen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Verletzten" or "versetzen" show up more?
"Verletzten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,545 in our German list, against #9,654 for "versetzen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Verletzten" and "versetzen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verletzten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versetzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,929,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verletzten" and "versetzen" 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 #1,929,496 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