Which to use
“Vereine” and “Vereines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,088
- “Vereine” frequency rank
- #33,877
- “Vereines” frequency rank
- 36965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vereine | Vereines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verein | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verein |
Where the eye mixes Vereine and Vereines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Vereine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against Vereines's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Vereine vs Vereines
A purely visual mix-up. Vereine ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nə]) and Vereines ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Vereine” sits inside “Vereines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vereine is recorded at frequency rank #3,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nə]. Vereines is at rank #33,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nəs].
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 36965, this pair ranks #1,602,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vereine vs Vereines
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "Vereine": -. Private to "Vereines": s.
"Vereine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "Vereines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vereine" and "Vereines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Vereine" or "Vereines"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vereine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vereines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,602,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vereine" and "Vereines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vereines vs verneinen". 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 #1,602,202 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.