Which to use
“Vereine” is a noun and “vermeide” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,088
- “Vereine” frequency rank
- #38,492
- “vermeide” frequency rank
- 41580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vereine | vermeide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verein | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermeiden |
Where the eye mixes Vereine and vermeide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Vereine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against vermeide's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Vereine and vermeide
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vereine is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nə] while vermeide is [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41580, 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]. vermeide is at rank #38,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯də].
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 41580, this pair ranks #1,475,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vereine vs vermeide
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "Vereine": n. Private to "vermeide": dm.
"Vereine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "vermeide" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vereine" for "vermeide" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Vereine" or "vermeide"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Vereine" and "vermeide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vereine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermeide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,475,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vereine" and "vermeide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermeide vs verteile". 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 #1,475,222 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.