verrücktvsverrücktesTell them apart

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.

8 ch
verrückt
10 ch
verrücktes

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?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verrückt" or "verrücktes" show up more?
"verrückt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,495 in our German list, against #30,844 for "verrücktes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list