Which to use
“verurteile” is a verb and “Vorurteil” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,380
- “verurteile” frequency rank
- #20,781
- “Vorurteil” frequency rank
- 54161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verurteile | Vorurteil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verurteilen | voreilig gebildete, oft falsche Meinung über jemanden oder etwas, das nicht auf Erfahrungen oder Wissen beruht und meist mit Abneigung oder Hass verbunden ist; Urteil vor oder ohne Kenntnis des einzelnen Beurteilten |
Where the eye mixes verurteile and Vorurteil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verurteile runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against Vorurteil's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verurteile vs Vorurteil
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verurteile is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lə] while Vorurteil is [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔʊʁˌtaɪ̯l]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54161, 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]. Vorurteil is at rank #20,781, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔʊʁˌtaɪ̯l].
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 54161, this pair ranks #1,029,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verurteile vs Vorurteil
Shared letters: eilrtuv. Private to "verurteile": -. Private to "Vorurteil": o.
"verurteile" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "Vorurteil" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verurteile ← evrurteile · verrurteile · verruteile · veruretile · verurrteile · verurteiel · verurteille · verurtelie
- Vorurteil ← ovrurteil · vorrurteil · vorruteil · voruretil · vorurrteil · vorurteill · vorurteli · vorurtiel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verurteile" for "Vorurteil" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verurteile" or "Vorurteil"?
What to do next
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 "Vorurteil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,029,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verurteile" and "Vorurteil" 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 #1,029,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.