Which to use
“vereinigte” and “verteidigte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,959
- “vereinigte” frequency rank
- #12,822
- “verteidigte” frequency rank
- 23781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinigte | verteidigte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteidigt |
Where the eye mixes vereinigte and verteidigte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vereinigte runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against verteidigte's 11 (CVCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vereinigte vs verteidigte
A purely visual mix-up. vereinigte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtə]) and verteidigte ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23781, 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]. verteidigte is at rank #12,822, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪçtə].
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 23781, this pair ranks #1,856,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vereinigte vs verteidigte
Shared letters: egirtv. Private to "vereinigte": n. Private to "verteidigte": d.
"vereinigte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "verteidigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinigte ← evreinigte · veerinigte · vereiingte · vereingite · vereiniget · vereiniggte · vereinigtte · vereinitge
- verteidigte ← evrteidigte · veretidigte · verrteidigte · vertediigte · verteiddigte · verteidgite · verteidiget · verteidiggte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vereinigte" for "verteidigte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vereinigte" vs "verteidigte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "verteidigte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,856,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinigte" and "verteidigte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verteidigte vs verteidigten". 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 #1,856,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.