übereinstimmenvsübereinstimmtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#19,103
“übereinstimmen” frequency rank
#23,393
“übereinstimmt” frequency rank
42496
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature übereinstimmen übereinstimmt
Definition mit jemandem einer Meinung oder Ansicht sein 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs übereinstimmen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set übereinstimmen and übereinstimmt apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
übereinstimmen
13 ch
übereinstimmt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. übereinstimmen ([yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmən]) and übereinstimmt ([yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42496, 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]. übereinstimmt is at rank #23,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmt].

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 42496, this pair ranks #1,447,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of übereinstimmen vs übereinstimmt

Shared letters: beimnrstü. Private to "übereinstimmen": -. Private to "übereinstimmt": -.

"übereinstimmen" · 14 letters · shape VCVCVVCCCVCCVC  ·  "übereinstimmt" · 13 letters · shape VCVCVVCCCVCCC

Frequency comparison

übereinstimmen#19,103
übereinstimmt#23,393

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "übereinstimmen" and "übereinstimmt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmən] versus [yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃtɪmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "übereinstimmen" or "übereinstimmt"?
"übereinstimmen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,103 in our German list, against #23,393 for "übereinstimmt". 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