Which to use
“verurteilen” is a verb and “Verurteilung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,350
- “verurteilen” frequency rank
- #9,115
- “Verurteilung” frequency rank
- 20465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verurteilen | Verurteilung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über jemanden ein gerichtliches Urteil fällen, das zu einer Bestrafung führt | Prozess oder Ergebnis der Verhängung eines Urteils durch ein Gericht |
Where the eye mixes verurteilen and Verurteilung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verurteilen runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCVC) against Verurteilung's 12 (CVCVCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verurteilen vs Verurteilung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verurteilen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən] while Verurteilung is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lʊŋ]. 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 20465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verurteilen is recorded at frequency rank #11,350, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən]. Verurteilung is at rank #9,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lʊŋ].
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 20465, this pair ranks #1,897,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verurteilen vs Verurteilung
Shared letters: eilnrtuv. Private to "verurteilen": -. Private to "Verurteilung": g.
"verurteilen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC · "Verurteilung" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verurteilen ← evrurteilen · verrurteilen · verruteilen · veruretilen · verurrteilen · verurteieln · verurteilenn · verurteillen
- Verurteilung ← evrurteilung · verrurteilung · verruteilung · veruretilung · verurrteilung · verurteillung · verurteilnug · verurteilugn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verurteilen" and "Verurteilung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verurteilen" vs "Verurteilung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verurteilen" and "Verurteilung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verurteilung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,897,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verurteilen" and "Verurteilung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verurteilen vs verurteilter". 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 #1,897,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.