Which to use
“verurteilte” is an adjective and “Vorurteile” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,823
- “verurteilte” frequency rank
- #9,659
- “Vorurteile” frequency rank
- 22482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verurteilte | Vorurteile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verurteilt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vorurteil |
Where the eye mixes verurteilte and Vorurteile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verurteilte runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCCV) against Vorurteile's 10 (CVCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verurteilte with Vorurteile
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verurteilte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁtaɪ̯ltə] while Vorurteile is [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔʊʁˌtaɪ̯lə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22482, 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]. Vorurteile is at rank #9,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔʊʁˌtaɪ̯lə].
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 22482, this pair ranks #1,873,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verurteilte vs Vorurteile
Shared letters: eilrtuv. Private to "verurteilte": -. Private to "Vorurteile": o.
"verurteilte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV · "Vorurteile" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verurteilte ← evrurteilte · verrurteilte · verruteilte · veruretilte · verurrteilte · verurteilet · verurteillte · verurteiltte
- Vorurteile ← ovrurteile · vorrurteile · vorruteile · voruretile · vorurrteile · vorurteiel · vorurteille · vorurtelie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verurteilte" for "Vorurteile" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verurteilte" vs "Vorurteile" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verurteilte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorurteile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verurteilte" and "Vorurteile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verurteilte 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 #1,873,629 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.