Which to use
“vereinigte” and “vereinigtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,959
- “vereinigte” frequency rank
- #33,878
- “vereinigtes” frequency rank
- 44837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinigte | vereinigtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt |
Where the eye mixes vereinigte and vereinigtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vereinigte runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against vereinigtes's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vereinigte with vereinigtes
A purely visual mix-up. vereinigte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə]) and vereinigtes ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtəs]) 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 “vereinigtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44837, 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]. 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 44837, this pair ranks #1,373,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vereinigte vs vereinigtes
Shared letters: eginrtv. Private to "vereinigte": -. Private to "vereinigtes": s.
"vereinigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "vereinigtes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinigte ← evreinigte · veerinigte · vereiingte · vereingite · vereiniget · vereiniggte · vereinigtte · vereinitge
- vereinigtes ← evreinigtes · veerinigtes · vereiingtes · vereingites · vereinigets · vereiniggtes · vereinigtess · vereinigtse
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vereinigte" 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 #1,373,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinigte" and "vereinigtes" 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 #1,373,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.