Which to use
“verrückten” and “verrückter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,055
- “verrückten” frequency rank
- #20,113
- “verrückter” frequency rank
- 33168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückten | verrückter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt |
Where the eye mixes verrückten and verrückter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrückten and verrückter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verrückten vs verrückter
A purely visual mix-up. verrückten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “verrückten” becomes r in “verrückter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrückten is recorded at frequency rank #13,055, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktn̩]. 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 33168, this pair ranks #1,691,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verrückten vs verrückter
Shared letters: cekrtvü. Private to "verrückten": n. Private to "verrückter": -.
"verrückten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verrückter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verrückten" and "verrückter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verrückten" vs "verrückter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückten" 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 #1,691,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückten" and "verrückter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrückter vs verrücktes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,691,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.