vereidigtvsvereinigtTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#31,853
“vereidigt” frequency rank
#11,557
“vereinigt” frequency rank
43410
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vereidigt vereinigt
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vereidigen in eine enge Verbindung gebracht, zusammengeschlossen

Where the eye mixes vereidigt and vereinigt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vereidigt and vereinigt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
vereidigt
9 ch
vereinigt

Why the eye confuses vereidigt with vereinigt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vereidigt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪçt] while vereinigt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “vereidigt” becomes n in “vereinigt”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vereidigt is recorded at frequency rank #31,853, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪçt]. vereinigt is at rank #11,557, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçt].

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 43410, this pair ranks #1,419,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vereidigt vs vereinigt

Shared letters: egirtv. Private to "vereidigt": d. Private to "vereinigt": n.

"vereidigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC  ·  "vereinigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vereidigt ← evreidigt · veeridigt · verediigt · vereiddigt · vereidgit · vereidiggt · vereidigtt · vereiditg
  • vereinigt ← evreinigt · veerinigt · vereiingt · vereingit · vereiniggt · vereinigtt · vereinitg · vereinnigt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vereidigt" and "vereinigt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vereidigt" is a verb and "vereinigt" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vereidigt" or "vereinigt"?
"vereinigt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,557 in our German list, against #31,853 for "vereidigt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vereidigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vereinigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,419,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vereidigt" and "vereinigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereidigt vs verteidige". 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 #1,419,013 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list