Which to use
“verwundet” and “verwundete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,621
- “verwundet” frequency rank
- #25,819
- “verwundete” frequency rank
- 38440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwundet | verwundete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich eine physische Wunde zugezogen habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwundet |
Where the eye mixes verwundet and verwundete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verwundet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verwundete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verwundet with verwundete
A purely visual mix-up. verwundet ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət]) and verwundete ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətə]) 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) - “verwundet” sits inside “verwundete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwundet is recorded at frequency rank #12,621, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət]. verwundete is at rank #25,819, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətə].
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 38440, this pair ranks #1,563,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwundet vs verwundete
Shared letters: denrtuvw. Private to "verwundet": -. Private to "verwundete": -.
"verwundet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwundete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwundet ← evrwundet · verrwundet · veruwndet · verwnudet · verwudnet · verwunddet · verwundett · verwundte
- verwundete ← evrwundete · verrwundete · veruwndete · verwnudete · verwudnete · verwunddete · verwundeet · verwundette
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "verwundet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,563,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwundet" and "verwundete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwundern vs verwundete". 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 #1,563,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.