vereinigtevsvereinteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,959
“vereinigte” frequency rank
#27,543
“vereinte” frequency rank
38502
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vereinigte vereinte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vereint

Where the eye mixes vereinigte and vereinte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vereinigte runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against vereinte's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
vereinigte
8 ch
vereinte

Visual trap between vereinigte and vereinte

A purely visual mix-up. vereinigte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə]) and vereinte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38502, 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]. vereinte is at rank #27,543, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntə].

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 38502, this pair ranks #1,562,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vereinigte vs vereinte

Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "vereinigte": g. Private to "vereinte": -.

"vereinigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV  ·  "vereinte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vereinigteevreinigte · veerinigte · vereiingte · vereingite · vereiniget · vereiniggte · vereinigtte · vereinitge
  • vereinteevreinte · veerinte · vereinet · vereinnte · vereintte · vereitne · verenite · veriente

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vereinigte" for "vereinte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vereinigte" or "vereinte"?
"vereinigte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,959 in our German list, against #27,543 for "vereinte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "vereinigte" and "vereinte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vereinigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vereinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,562,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vereinigte" and "vereinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinte vs verneinte". 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 #1,562,279 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