Which to use
“verrückt” and “verrücktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,495
- “verrückt” frequency rank
- #30,844
- “verrücktes” frequency rank
- 34339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückt | verrücktes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig verwirrt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verrückt |
Where the eye mixes verrückt and verrücktes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verrückt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verrücktes's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verrückt vs verrücktes
A purely visual mix-up. verrückt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt]) and verrücktes ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktəs]) 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 “verrücktes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34339, 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]. verrücktes is at rank #30,844, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktəs].
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 34339, this pair ranks #1,665,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrückt vs verrücktes
Shared letters: cekrtvü. Private to "verrückt": -. Private to "verrücktes": s.
"verrückt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verrücktes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verrückt" and "verrücktes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verrückt" or "verrücktes" 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 "verrücktes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,665,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückt" and "verrücktes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrückt vs verrückt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,665,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.