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Which to use

“verrückten” and “verrücktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,055
“verrückten” frequency rank
#30,844
“verrücktes” frequency rank
43899
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verrückten verrücktes
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verrückt

Where the eye mixes verrückten and verrücktes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrückten and verrücktes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
verrückten
10 ch
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Look-alike desk: verrückten vs verrücktes

A purely visual mix-up. verrückten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “verrückten” becomes s in “verrücktes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43899, 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]. 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 43899, this pair ranks #1,403,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verrückten vs verrücktes

Shared letters: cekrtvü. Private to "verrückten": n. Private to "verrücktes": s.

"verrückten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "verrücktes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verrückten" and "verrücktes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verrückten" or "verrücktes"?
"verrückten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,055 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 "verrückten" 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 #1,403,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verrückten" and "verrücktes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrückter vs verrücktes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,403,445 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