Which to use
“verrückter” and “verrücktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,113
- “verrückter” frequency rank
- #30,844
- “verrücktes” frequency rank
- 50957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrückter | verrücktes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verrückt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verrückt |
Where the eye mixes verrückter and verrücktes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verrückter and verrücktes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verrückter and verrücktes
A purely visual mix-up. verrückter ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktɐ]) 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 - r in “verrückter” becomes s in “verrücktes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrückter is recorded at frequency rank #20,113, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏktɐ]. 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 50957, this pair ranks #1,153,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verrückter vs verrücktes
Shared letters: cekrtvü. Private to "verrückter": -. Private to "verrücktes": s.
"verrückter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verrücktes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verrückter" and "verrücktes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verrückter" or "verrücktes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verrückter" and "verrücktes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrückter" 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 #1,153,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrückter" and "verrücktes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrückten vs verrücktes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,153,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.