Which to use
“verurteilt” and “verurteilten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,625
- “verurteilt” frequency rank
- #15,782
- “verurteilten” frequency rank
- 18407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verurteilt | verurteilten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als Beschuldigter oder Angeklagter ein gerichtliches Urteil rechtswirksam empfangen habend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verurteilt |
Where the eye mixes verurteilt and verurteilten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verurteilt runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCC) against verurteilten's 12 (CVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verurteilt and verurteilten
A purely visual mix-up. verurteilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lt]) and verurteilten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verurteilt” sits inside “verurteilten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verurteilt is recorded at frequency rank #2,625, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯lt]. verurteilten is at rank #15,782, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltn̩].
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 18407, this pair ranks #1,918,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verurteilt vs verurteilten
Shared letters: eilrtuv. Private to "verurteilt": -. Private to "verurteilten": n.
"verurteilt" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "verurteilten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verurteilt ← evrurteilt · verrurteilt · verruteilt · veruretilt · verurrteilt · verurteillt · verurteiltt · verurteitl
- verurteilten ← evrurteilten · verrurteilten · verruteilten · veruretilten · verurrteilten · verurteiletn · verurteillten · verurteiltenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verurteilt" and "verurteilten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verurteilt" or "verurteilten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verurteilt" and "verurteilten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verurteilt" and "verurteilten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verurteilten 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 #1,918,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.