Which to use
“verwundern” is a verb and “verwundeten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,293
- “verwundern” frequency rank
- #21,832
- “verwundeten” frequency rank
- 62125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwundern | verwundeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden erstaunen lassen, in Erstaunen über etwas versetzen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwundet |
Where the eye mixes verwundern and verwundeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verwundern runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verwundeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verwundern vs verwundeten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verwundern is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn] while verwundeten is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətn̩]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwundern is recorded at frequency rank #40,293, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn]. verwundeten is at rank #21,832, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətn̩].
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 62125, this pair ranks #724,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwundern vs verwundeten
Shared letters: denruvw. Private to "verwundern": -. Private to "verwundeten": t.
"verwundern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verwundeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwundern ← evrwundern · verrwundern · veruwndern · verwnudern · verwudnern · verwunddern · verwundenr · verwundernn
- verwundeten ← evrwundeten · verrwundeten · veruwndeten · verwnudeten · verwudneten · verwunddeten · verwundeetn · verwundetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwundern" and "verwundeten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verwundern" or "verwundeten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verwundern" and "verwundeten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #724,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwundern" and "verwundeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermindern vs verwundern". 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 #724,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.