Which to use
“verrückte” and “verrückter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,152
- “verrückte” frequency rank
- #20,113
- “verrückter” frequency rank
- 28265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückte | verrückter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verrückt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt |
Where the eye mixes verrückte and verrückter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrückte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verrückter's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verrückte and verrückter
A purely visual mix-up. verrückte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verrückte” sits inside “verrückter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrückte is recorded at frequency rank #8,152, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktə]. 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 28265, this pair ranks #1,787,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrückte vs verrückter
Shared letters: cekrtvü. Private to "verrückte": -. Private to "verrückter": -.
"verrückte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verrückter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verrückte" and "verrückter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verrückte" or "verrückter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückte" 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 #1,787,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückte" and "verrückter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrückt vs verrückte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,787,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.