Which to use
“verrückt” and “verrückte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,495
- “verrückt” frequency rank
- #8,152
- “verrückte” frequency rank
- 11647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückt | verrückte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig verwirrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verrückt |
Where the eye mixes verrückt and verrückte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verrückt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verrückte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verrückt and verrückte
A purely visual mix-up. verrückt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt]) and verrückte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verrückt” sits inside “verrückte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrückt is recorded at frequency rank #3,495, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt]. verrückte is at rank #8,152, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktə].
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 11647, this pair ranks #1,968,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrückt vs verrückte
Shared letters: cekrtvü. Private to "verrückt": -. Private to "verrückte": -.
"verrückt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verrückte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verrückt" and "verrückte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verrückt" vs "verrückte" - 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 "verrückt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückt" and "verrückte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrückt vs verrückte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,968,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.