VerletztenvsversetzteTell them apart

Quick tell: Verletzten is a noun, versetzte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#7,545
“Verletzten” frequency rank
#20,456
“versetzte” frequency rank
28001
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verletzten versetzte
Definition Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Verletzte Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versetzt

Where the eye mixes Verletzten and versetzte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
Verletzten
9 ch
versetzte

Visual trap between Verletzten and versetzte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verletzten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stn̩] while versetzte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡stə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28001, 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]. 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 28001, this pair ranks #1,792,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Verletzten vs versetzte

Shared letters: ertvz. Private to "Verletzten": ln. Private to "versetzte": s.

"Verletzten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "versetzte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verletztenevrletzten · velretzten · vereltzten · verlettzten · verletzetn · verletztenn · verletztne · verletztten
  • versetzteevrsetzte · verestzte · verrsetzte · versettze · versettzte · versetzet · versetztte · versetzzte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Verletzten" and "versetzte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Verletzten" is a noun and "versetzte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Verletzten" or "versetzte" show up more?
"Verletzten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,545 in our German list, against #20,456 for "versetzte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verletzten" 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 #1,792,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verletzten" 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 #1,792,277 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