vereidigtvsverewigtWhich spelling fits?

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

#31,853
“vereidigt” frequency rank
#31,338
“verewigt” frequency rank
63191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vereidigt verewigt
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vereidigen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verewigen

Where the eye mixes vereidigt and verewigt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
vereidigt
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verewigt

Look-alike desk: vereidigt vs verewigt

A purely visual mix-up. vereidigt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪçt]) and verewigt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːvɪçt]) 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 63191, 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]. verewigt is at rank #31,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːvɪçt].

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 63191, this pair ranks #685,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vereidigt vs verewigt

Shared letters: egirtv. Private to "vereidigt": d. Private to "verewigt": w.

"vereidigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC  ·  "verewigt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vereidigtevreidigt · veeridigt · verediigt · vereiddigt · vereidgit · vereidiggt · vereidigtt · vereiditg
  • verewigtevrewigt · veerwigt · vereiwgt · verewgit · verewiggt · verewigtt · verewitg · verewwigt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vereidigt" and "verewigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪçt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːvɪçt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vereidigt" or "verewigt"?
"verewigt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,338 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.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "vereidigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verewigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #685,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vereidigt" and "verewigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verewigt vs vergeigt". 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 #685,521 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