Which to use
“verwundet” and “verwundeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,621
- “verwundet” frequency rank
- #21,832
- “verwundeten” frequency rank
- 34453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwundet | verwundeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich eine physische Wunde zugezogen habend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verwundet |
Where the eye mixes verwundet and verwundeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verwundet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verwundeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verwundet with verwundeten
A purely visual mix-up. verwundet ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndət]) and verwundeten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verwundet” sits inside “verwundeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34453, 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]. 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 34453, this pair ranks #1,663,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwundet vs verwundeten
Shared letters: denrtuvw. Private to "verwundet": -. Private to "verwundeten": -.
"verwundet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwundeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwundet ← evrwundet · verrwundet · veruwndet · verwnudet · verwudnet · verwunddet · verwundett · verwundte
- verwundeten ← evrwundeten · verrwundeten · veruwndeten · verwnudeten · verwudneten · verwunddeten · verwundeetn · verwundetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verwundet" for "verwundeten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verwundet" or "verwundeten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundet" 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 #1,663,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwundet" and "verwundeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwundern vs verwundeten". 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 #1,663,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.