Which to use
“verurteilen” is a verb and “Vorurteilen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,350
- “verurteilen” frequency rank
- #21,478
- “Vorurteilen” frequency rank
- 32828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verurteilen | Vorurteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über jemanden ein gerichtliches Urteil fällen, das zu einer Bestrafung führt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vorurteil |
Where the eye mixes verurteilen and Vorurteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verurteilen and Vorurteilen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verurteilen and Vorurteilen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verurteilen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lən] while Vorurteilen is [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔʊʁˌtaɪ̯lən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “verurteilen” becomes o in “Vorurteilen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32828, 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]. Vorurteilen is at rank #21,478, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔʊʁˌtaɪ̯lən].
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 32828, this pair ranks #1,699,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verurteilen vs Vorurteilen
Shared letters: eilnrtuv. Private to "verurteilen": -. Private to "Vorurteilen": o.
"verurteilen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC · "Vorurteilen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verurteilen ← evrurteilen · verrurteilen · verruteilen · veruretilen · verurrteilen · verurteieln · verurteilenn · verurteillen
- Vorurteilen ← ovrurteilen · vorrurteilen · vorruteilen · voruretilen · vorurrteilen · vorurteieln · vorurteilenn · vorurteillen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verurteilen" for "Vorurteilen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verurteilen" or "Vorurteilen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorurteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,699,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verurteilen" and "Vorurteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verurteile vs Vorurteilen". 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 #1,699,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.