Which to use
“verbittert” is an adjective and “vermittelt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,837
- “verbittert” frequency rank
- #4,080
- “vermittelt” frequency rank
- 33917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbittert | vermittelt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | voll von Enttäuschung, Groll, Verbitterung gegenüber äußeren Umständen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermitteln |
Where the eye mixes verbittert and vermittelt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbittert and vermittelt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbittert vs vermittelt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbittert is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪtɐt] while vermittelt is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩t]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbittert is recorded at frequency rank #29,837, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪtɐt]. vermittelt is at rank #4,080, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩t].
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 33917, this pair ranks #1,675,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbittert vs vermittelt
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verbittert": b. Private to "vermittelt": lm.
"verbittert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "vermittelt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbittert ← evrbittert · vebrittert · verbbittert · verbitert · verbitetrt · verbitterrt · verbittertt · verbittetr
- vermittelt ← evrmittelt · vemrittelt · verimttelt · vermitelt · vermitetlt · vermittellt · vermitteltt · vermittetl
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbittert" for "vermittelt" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbittert" and "vermittelt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbittert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermittelt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbittert" and "vermittelt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbittert vs verfüttert". 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 #1,675,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.