Which to use
“verwandelt” and “verwundert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,128
- “verwandelt” frequency rank
- #9,482
- “verwundert” frequency rank
- 14610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwandelt | verwundert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwandeln | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verwundern |
Where the eye mixes verwandelt and verwundert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verwandelt and verwundert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verwandelt vs verwundert
A purely visual mix-up. verwandelt ([fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩t]) and verwundert ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwandelt is recorded at frequency rank #5,128, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvandl̩t]. verwundert is at rank #9,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐt].
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 14610, this pair ranks #1,949,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwandelt vs verwundert
Shared letters: denrtvw. Private to "verwandelt": al. Private to "verwundert": u.
"verwandelt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verwundert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwandelt ← evrwandelt · verawndelt · verrwandelt · verwadnelt · verwanddelt · verwandellt · verwandeltt · verwandetl
- verwundert ← evrwundert · verrwundert · veruwndert · verwnudert · verwudnert · verwunddert · verwunderrt · verwundertt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verwandelt" for "verwundert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verwandelt" or "verwundert" show up more?
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 "verwandelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwandelt" and "verwundert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwundern vs verwundert". 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 #1,949,988 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.