Which to use
“verrückt” and “verrückter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,495
- “verrückt” frequency rank
- #20,113
- “verrückter” frequency rank
- 23608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückt | verrückter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig verwirrt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt |
Where the eye mixes verrückt and verrückter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verrückt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verrückter's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verrückt and verrückter
A purely visual mix-up. verrückt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt]) and verrückter ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktɐ]) 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 “verrückter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23608, 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]. verrückter is at rank #20,113, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktɐ].
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 23608, this pair ranks #1,858,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrückt vs verrückter
Shared letters: cekrtvü. Private to "verrückt": -. Private to "verrückter": -.
"verrückt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verrückter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrückt" for "verrückter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verrückt" or "verrückter" show up more?
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 "verrückter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,858,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückt" and "verrückter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrückt vs verrückt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,858,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.