Which to use
“verurteile” and “verurteilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,380
- “verurteile” frequency rank
- #11,350
- “verurteilen” frequency rank
- 44730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verurteile | verurteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verurteilen | über jemanden ein gerichtliches Urteil fällen, das zu einer Bestrafung führt |
Where the eye mixes verurteile and verurteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verurteile runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against verurteilen's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verurteile and verurteilen
A purely visual mix-up. verurteile ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lə]) and verurteilen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən]) 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) - “verurteile” sits inside “verurteilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verurteile is recorded at frequency rank #33,380, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lə]. verurteilen is at rank #11,350, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən].
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 44730, this pair ranks #1,376,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verurteile vs verurteilen
Shared letters: eilrtuv. Private to "verurteile": -. Private to "verurteilen": n.
"verurteile" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "verurteilen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verurteile ← evrurteile · verrurteile · verruteile · veruretile · verurrteile · verurteiel · verurteille · verurtelie
- verurteilen ← evrurteilen · verrurteilen · verruteilen · veruretilen · verurrteilen · verurteieln · verurteilenn · verurteillen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verurteile" and "verurteilen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verurteile" or "verurteilen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,376,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verurteile" and "verurteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verteile vs verurteile". 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 #1,376,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.