Which to use
“verurteile” is a verb and “verurteilter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,380
- “verurteile” frequency rank
- #36,709
- “verurteilter” frequency rank
- 70089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verurteile | verurteilter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verurteilen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verurteilt |
Where the eye mixes verurteile and verurteilter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verurteile runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against verurteilter's 12 (CVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verurteile with verurteilter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verurteile is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lə] while verurteilter is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70089, 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]. verurteilter is at rank #36,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltɐ].
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 70089, this pair ranks #456,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verurteile vs verurteilter
Shared letters: eilrtuv. Private to "verurteile": -. Private to "verurteilter": -.
"verurteile" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "verurteilter" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verurteile ← evrurteile · verrurteile · verruteile · veruretile · verurrteile · verurteiel · verurteille · verurtelie
- verurteilter ← evrurteilter · verrurteilter · verruteilter · veruretilter · verurrteilter · verurteiletr · verurteillter · verurteilterr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verurteile" and "verurteilter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verurteile" or "verurteilter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verurteile" and "verurteilter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #456,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verurteile" and "verurteilter" 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 #456,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.