übereinstimmenvsübereinstimmendWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“übereinstimmen” and “übereinstimmend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,103
“übereinstimmen” frequency rank
#29,446
“übereinstimmend” frequency rank
48549
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature übereinstimmen übereinstimmend
Definition mit jemandem einer Meinung oder Ansicht sein Partizip Präsens des Verbs übereinstimmen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set übereinstimmen and übereinstimmend apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
übereinstimmen
15 ch
übereinstimmend

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. übereinstimmen ([yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmən]) and übereinstimmend ([yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmənt]) 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) - “übereinstimmen” sits inside “übereinstimmend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

übereinstimmen is recorded at frequency rank #19,103, classified as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmən]. übereinstimmend is at rank #29,446, tagged as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmənt].

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 48549, this pair ranks #1,244,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of übereinstimmen vs übereinstimmend

Shared letters: beimnrstü. Private to "übereinstimmen": -. Private to "übereinstimmend": d.

"übereinstimmen" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVVCCCVCCVC  ·  "übereinstimmend" · 15 letters · shape VCVCVVCCCVCCVCC

Frequency comparison

übereinstimmen#19,103
übereinstimmend#29,446

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "übereinstimmen" and "übereinstimmend" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmən] versus [yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmənt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "übereinstimmen" or "übereinstimmend"?
"übereinstimmen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,103 in our German list, against #29,446 for "übereinstimmend". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list