Which to use
“vereinigte” and “vereinigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,959
- “vereinigte” frequency rank
- #3,218
- “vereinigten” frequency rank
- 14177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinigte | vereinigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt |
Where the eye mixes vereinigte and vereinigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vereinigte runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against vereinigten's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vereinigte and vereinigten
A purely visual mix-up. vereinigte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə]) and vereinigten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtn̩]) 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) - “vereinigte” sits inside “vereinigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vereinigte is recorded at frequency rank #10,959, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə]. vereinigten is at rank #3,218, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtn̩].
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 14177, this pair ranks #1,953,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vereinigte vs vereinigten
Shared letters: eginrtv. Private to "vereinigte": -. Private to "vereinigten": -.
"vereinigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "vereinigten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinigte ← evreinigte · veerinigte · vereiingte · vereingite · vereiniget · vereiniggte · vereinigtte · vereinitge
- vereinigten ← evreinigten · veerinigten · vereiingten · vereingiten · vereinigetn · vereiniggten · vereinigtenn · vereinigtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vereinigte" for "vereinigten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vereinigte" or "vereinigten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinigte" and "vereinigten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinigte 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 #1,953,042 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.