Which to use
“vereinigten” and “vereinigtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,218
- “vereinigten” frequency rank
- #33,878
- “vereinigtes” frequency rank
- 37096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinigten | vereinigtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vereinigt |
Where the eye mixes vereinigten and vereinigtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vereinigten and vereinigtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vereinigten with vereinigtes
A purely visual mix-up. vereinigten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “vereinigten” becomes s in “vereinigtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vereinigten is recorded at frequency rank #3,218, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪçtn̩]. 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 37096, this pair ranks #1,598,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vereinigten vs vereinigtes
Shared letters: eginrtv. Private to "vereinigten": -. Private to "vereinigtes": s.
"vereinigten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC · "vereinigtes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vereinigten ← evreinigten · veerinigten · vereiingten · vereingiten · vereinigetn · vereiniggten · vereinigtenn · vereinigtne
- vereinigtes ← evreinigtes · veerinigtes · vereiingtes · vereingites · vereinigets · vereiniggtes · vereinigtess · vereinigtse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vereinigten" and "vereinigtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vereinigten" vs "vereinigtes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vereinigten" and "vereinigtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinigten" 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 #1,598,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinigten" 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 #1,598,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.