versendetvsverwundetWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: versendet is a verb, verwundet is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“versendet” is a verb and “verwundet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,829
“versendet” frequency rank
#12,621
“verwundet” frequency rank
34450
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versendet verwundet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versenden sich eine physische Wunde zugezogen habend

Where the eye mixes versendet and verwundet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. versendet and verwundet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
versendet
9 ch
verwundet

Why the eye confuses versendet with verwundet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versendet is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛndət] while verwundet is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versendet is recorded at frequency rank #21,829, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛndət]. verwundet is at rank #12,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət].

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 34450, this pair ranks #1,663,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of versendet vs verwundet

Shared letters: denrtv. Private to "versendet": s. Private to "verwundet": uw.

"versendet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "verwundet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • versendet ← evrsendet · veresndet · verrsendet · versednet · versenddet · versendett · versendte · versenedt
  • verwundet ← evrwundet · verrwundet · veruwndet · verwnudet · verwudnet · verwunddet · verwundett · verwundte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "versendet" for "verwundet" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "versendet" is a verb and "verwundet" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "versendet" or "verwundet"?
"verwundet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,621 in our German list, against #21,829 for "versendet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "versendet" and "verwundet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "versendet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verwundet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,663,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "versendet" and "verwundet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermeldet vs versendet". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,663,087 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