verdutzt

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊt͡st]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊt͡st]/ adj

The verdict

“verdutzt” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,082
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch etwas Unerwartetes in Erstaunen versetzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdutzt · verdutzt · German

verdutzt · rank #47,082 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,082
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verdunkelt

Nearest frequency peer: verdunkelt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verdutzt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verdutzt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verdutzt vs verletzt
75% similar
verdutzt vs versetzt
75% similar
verdutzt vs vermutet
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verdutzt
PropertyValue
Headwordverdutzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊt͡st]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,082
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verdutzt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verdutztliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verdunkelt“ (#47,081), „Verengung“ (#47,083), „Verdopplung“ (#47,080). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verdutzt“ bei #47,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around verdutzt (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊt͡st]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,082 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch etwas Unerwartetes in Erstaunen versetzt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verdutzt, with forms such as "evrdutzt", "vedrutzt", and "verddutzt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "verletzt", "versetzt", "vermutet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verdutzt, spelled V-E-R-D-U-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch etwas Unerwartetes in Erstaunen versetzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verdutzt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wegen der Überraschung machte er ein ganz verdutztes Gesicht.
  2. Schatzkanzler Philip Hammond teilte den leicht verdutzten Abgeordneten im Unterhaus zu Beginn seiner Rede heute mit, dass die neueste amtliche Steuerschätzung schlechte Nachrichten bereithält.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrdutzt
  • vedrutzt
  • verddutzt
  • verdtuzt
  • verduttz
  • verduttzt
  • verdutztt
  • verdutzzt
  • verduztt
  • verrdutzt
  • verudtzt
  • vredutzt
  • vverdutzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verdutzt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrdutzt2vedrutzt2verddutzt1verdtuzt2verduttz2verduttzt1verdutztt1verdutzzt1
Edit distance from "verdutzt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verdutzt"?
"verdutzt" is spelled V-E-R-D-U-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊt͡st].
What does "verdutzt" mean?
As an adjective, "verdutzt" means: durch etwas Unerwartetes in Erstaunen versetzt
What words are commonly confused with "verdutzt"?
"verdutzt" is commonly confused with "verletzt", "versetzt", "vermutet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verdutzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdutzt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdutzt" come from?
"verdutzt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verdutzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list