Which to use
“Verletzten” is a noun and “vorletzter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,545
- “Verletzten” frequency rank
- #45,027
- “vorletzter” frequency rank
- 52572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verletzten | vorletzter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Verletzte | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte |
Where the eye mixes Verletzten and vorletzter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verletzten and vorletzter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Verletzten vs vorletzter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verletzten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stn̩] while vorletzter is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52572, 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]. vorletzter is at rank #45,027, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stɐ].
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 52572, this pair ranks #1,091,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verletzten vs vorletzter
Shared letters: elrtvz. Private to "Verletzten": n. Private to "vorletzter": o.
"Verletzten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "vorletzter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verletzten ← evrletzten · velretzten · vereltzten · verlettzten · verletzetn · verletztenn · verletztne · verletztten
- vorletzter ← ovrletzter · volretzter · voreltzter · vorlettzer · vorlettzter · vorletzetr · vorletzterr · vorletztre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verletzten" for "vorletzter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Verletzten" or "vorletzter" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Verletzten" and "vorletzter" 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 "vorletzter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,091,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verletzten" and "vorletzter" 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 #1,091,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.