Which to use
“Verletzter” is a noun and “versetzten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,857
- “Verletzter” frequency rank
- #38,496
- “versetzten” frequency rank
- 70353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verletzter | versetzten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die eine Verletzung erlitten hat | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versetzt |
Where the eye mixes Verletzter and versetzten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Verletzter vs versetzten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verletzter is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stɐ] while versetzten is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡stn̩]. 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 70353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verletzter is recorded at frequency rank #31,857, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡stɐ]. versetzten is at rank #38,496, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡stn̩].
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 70353, this pair ranks #448,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Verletzter vs versetzten
Shared letters: ertvz. Private to "Verletzter": l. Private to "versetzten": ns.
"Verletzter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "versetzten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verletzter ← evrletzter · velretzter · vereltzter · verlettzer · verlettzter · verletzetr · verletzterr · verletztre
- versetzten ← evrsetzten · verestzten · verrsetzten · versettzten · versetzetn · versetztenn · versetztne · versetztten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verletzter" and "versetzten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Verletzter" vs "versetzten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verletzter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versetzten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #448,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verletzter" and "versetzten" 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 #448,902 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.