VereinigungvsVereinigungenTell them apart

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

#3,858
“Vereinigung” frequency rank
#19,434
“Vereinigungen” frequency rank
23292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vereinigung Vereinigungen
Definition Ereignis oder Handlung, bei dem mehrere einzelne Dinge zusammenkommen und eine Einheit bilden Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vereinigung

Where the eye mixes Vereinigung and Vereinigungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Vereinigung runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCVCC) against Vereinigungen's 13 (CVCVVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Vereinigung
13 ch
Vereinigungen

Look-alike desk: Vereinigung vs Vereinigungen

A purely visual mix-up. Vereinigung ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]) and Vereinigungen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Vereinigung” sits inside “Vereinigungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vereinigung is recorded at frequency rank #3,858, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]. Vereinigungen is at rank #19,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋən].

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 23292, this pair ranks #1,863,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Vereinigung vs Vereinigungen

Shared letters: eginruv. Private to "Vereinigung": -. Private to "Vereinigungen": -.

"Vereinigung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC  ·  "Vereinigungen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vereinigung ← evreinigung · veerinigung · vereiingung · vereingiung · vereiniggung · vereinignug · vereinigugn · vereinigungg
  • Vereinigungen ← evreinigungen · veerinigungen · vereiingungen · vereingiungen · vereiniggungen · vereinignugen · vereinigugnen · vereinigunegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Vereinigung" and "Vereinigungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Vereinigung" vs "Vereinigungen" - which ranks higher?
"Vereinigung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,858 in our German list, against #19,434 for "Vereinigungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vereinigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vereinigungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,863,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vereinigung" and "Vereinigungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vereinigung vs Verengung". 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 #1,863,175 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