Which to use
“verurteilte” and “verurteilten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,823
- “verurteilte” frequency rank
- #15,782
- “verurteilten” frequency rank
- 28605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verurteilte | verurteilten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verurteilt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verurteilt |
Where the eye mixes verurteilte and verurteilten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verurteilte and verurteilten
A purely visual mix-up. verurteilte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verurteilte” sits inside “verurteilten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verurteilte is recorded at frequency rank #12,823, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltə]. 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 28605, this pair ranks #1,781,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verurteilte vs verurteilten
Shared letters: eilrtuv. Private to "verurteilte": -. Private to "verurteilten": n.
"verurteilte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV · "verurteilten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verurteilte ← evrurteilte · verrurteilte · verruteilte · veruretilte · verurrteilte · verurteilet · verurteillte · verurteiltte
- verurteilten ← evrurteilten · verrurteilten · verruteilten · veruretilten · verurrteilten · verurteiletn · verurteillten · verurteiltenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verurteilte" and "verurteilten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verurteilte" or "verurteilten" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilte" 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 #1,781,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verurteilte" 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 #1,781,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.