Which to use
“vereinigen” is a verb and “vereinigte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,463
- “vereinigen” frequency rank
- #10,959
- “vereinigte” frequency rank
- 32422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinigen | vereinigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einer Gesamtheit führen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt |
Where the eye mixes vereinigen and vereinigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vereinigen (CVCVVCVCVC) and vereinigte (CVCVVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vereinigen vs vereinigte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vereinigen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡn̩] while vereinigte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vereinigen is recorded at frequency rank #21,463, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. vereinigte is at rank #10,959, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə].
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 32422, this pair ranks #1,707,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vereinigen vs vereinigte
Shared letters: eginrv. Private to "vereinigen": -. Private to "vereinigte": t.
"vereinigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "vereinigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinigen ← evreinigen · veerinigen · vereiingen · vereingien · vereiniegn · vereinigenn · vereiniggen · vereinigne
- vereinigte ← evreinigte · veerinigte · vereiingte · vereingite · vereiniget · vereiniggte · vereinigtte · vereinitge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vereinigen" and "vereinigte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vereinigen" vs "vereinigte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vereinigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,707,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinigen" and "vereinigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinigen vs vereinigtes". 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 #1,707,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.