VereidigungvsVereinigungWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,324
“Vereidigung” frequency rank
#3,858
“Vereinigung” frequency rank
48182
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vereidigung Vereinigung
Definition das Ableisten eines Eides Ereignis oder Handlung, bei dem mehrere einzelne Dinge zusammenkommen und eine Einheit bilden

Where the eye mixes Vereidigung and Vereinigung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Vereidigung and Vereinigung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
Vereidigung
11 ch
Vereinigung

Visual trap between Vereidigung and Vereinigung

A purely visual mix-up. Vereidigung ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ]) and Vereinigung ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]) 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 a single letter - d in “Vereidigung” becomes n in “Vereinigung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vereidigung is recorded at frequency rank #44,324, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ]. Vereinigung is at rank #3,858, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ].

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 48182, this pair ranks #1,257,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Vereidigung vs Vereinigung

Shared letters: eginruv. Private to "Vereidigung": d. Private to "Vereinigung": -.

"Vereidigung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC  ·  "Vereinigung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vereidigung ← evreidigung · veeridigung · verediigung · vereiddigung · vereidgiung · vereidiggung · vereidignug · vereidigugn
  • Vereinigung ← evreinigung · veerinigung · vereiingung · vereingiung · vereiniggung · vereinignug · vereinigugn · vereinigungg

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Vereidigung" and "Vereinigung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Vereidigung" or "Vereinigung"?
"Vereinigung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,858 in our German list, against #44,324 for "Vereidigung". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vereidigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vereinigung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,257,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vereidigung" and "Vereinigung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vereinigung vs Verengung". 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 #1,257,857 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