verbindevsvereinteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: verbinde is a verb, vereinte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verbinde” is a verb and “vereinte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,449
“verbinde” frequency rank
#27,543
“vereinte” frequency rank
47992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbinde vereinte
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbinden Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vereint

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verbinde and vereinte apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
verbinde
8 ch
vereinte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbinde is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndə] while vereinte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verbinde is recorded at frequency rank #20,449, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndə]. vereinte is at rank #27,543, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntə].

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 47992, this pair ranks #1,264,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verbinde vs vereinte

Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verbinde": bd. Private to "vereinte": t.

"verbinde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "vereinte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbindeevrbinde · vebrinde · verbbinde · verbidne · verbindde · verbined · verbinnde · verbnide
  • vereinteevreinte · veerinte · vereinet · vereinnte · vereintte · vereitne · verenite · veriente

Frequency comparison

verbinde#20,449
vereinte#27,543

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbinde" and "vereinte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verbinde" is a verb and "vereinte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verbinde" or "vereinte"?
"verbinde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,449 in our German list, against #27,543 for "vereinte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering verbinde vs vereinte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “verbinde”; for an adjective, it's “vereinte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verbinde” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list