Which to use
“vereinigen” is a verb and “vereinigtes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,463
- “vereinigen” frequency rank
- #33,878
- “vereinigtes” frequency rank
- 55341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinigen | vereinigtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einer Gesamtheit führen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt |
Where the eye mixes vereinigen and vereinigtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vereinigen runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCVC) against vereinigtes's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vereinigen vs vereinigtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vereinigen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡn̩] while vereinigtes is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtəs]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55341, 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]. vereinigtes is at rank #33,878, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtəs].
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 55341, this pair ranks #983,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vereinigen vs vereinigtes
Shared letters: eginrv. Private to "vereinigen": -. Private to "vereinigtes": st.
"vereinigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "vereinigtes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinigen ← evreinigen · veerinigen · vereiingen · vereingien · vereiniegn · vereinigenn · vereiniggen · vereinigne
- vereinigtes ← evreinigtes · veerinigtes · vereiingtes · vereingites · vereinigets · vereiniggtes · vereinigtess · vereinigtse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vereinigen" and "vereinigtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vereinigen" or "vereinigtes"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "vereinigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinigtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #983,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinigen" and "vereinigtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinigen vs vergingen". 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 #983,359 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.