Which to use
“verrückt” and “verrückten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,495
- “verrückt” frequency rank
- #13,055
- “verrückten” frequency rank
- 16550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückt | verrückten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig verwirrt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt |
Where the eye mixes verrückt and verrückten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verrückt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verrückten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verrückt vs verrückten
A purely visual mix-up. verrückt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt]) and verrückten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verrückt” sits inside “verrückten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16550, 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]. verrückten is at rank #13,055, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktn̩].
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 16550, this pair ranks #1,934,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrückt vs verrückten
Shared letters: cekrtvü. Private to "verrückt": -. Private to "verrückten": n.
"verrückt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verrückten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrückt" for "verrückten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verrückt" vs "verrückten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verrückt" and "verrückten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückt" and "verrückten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrückt vs verrückt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,934,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.