vereinigtvsvereinigteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,557
“vereinigt” frequency rank
#10,959
“vereinigte” frequency rank
22516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vereinigt vereinigte
Definition in eine enge Verbindung gebracht, zusammengeschlossen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt

Where the eye mixes vereinigt and vereinigte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vereinigt runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against vereinigte's 10 (CVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
vereinigt
10 ch
vereinigte

Visual trap between vereinigt and vereinigte

A purely visual mix-up. vereinigt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçt]) and vereinigte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə]) 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) - “vereinigt” sits inside “vereinigte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vereinigt is recorded at frequency rank #11,557, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçt]. 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 22516, this pair ranks #1,873,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vereinigt vs vereinigte

Shared letters: eginrtv. Private to "vereinigt": -. Private to "vereinigte": -.

"vereinigt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC  ·  "vereinigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vereinigt ← evreinigt · veerinigt · vereiingt · vereingit · vereiniggt · vereinigtt · vereinitg · vereinnigt
  • vereinigte ← evreinigte · veerinigte · vereiingte · vereingite · vereiniget · vereiniggte · vereinigtte · vereinitge

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vereinigt" and "vereinigte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vereinigt" or "vereinigte"?
"vereinigte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,959 in our German list, against #11,557 for "vereinigt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vereinigt" 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 #1,873,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vereinigt" and "vereinigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinigt vs verengt". 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 #1,873,236 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