Which to use
“Vereinigung” and “Verengung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,858
- “Vereinigung” frequency rank
- #47,083
- “Verengung” frequency rank
- 50941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vereinigung | Verengung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ereignis oder Handlung, bei dem mehrere einzelne Dinge zusammenkommen und eine Einheit bilden | der Vorgang des Sichverengens |
Where the eye mixes Vereinigung and Verengung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Vereinigung runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCVCC) against Verengung's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Vereinigung vs Verengung
A purely visual mix-up. Vereinigung ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]) and Verengung ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋʊŋ]) 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 50941, 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]. Verengung is at rank #47,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋʊŋ].
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 50941, this pair ranks #1,154,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vereinigung vs Verengung
Shared letters: egnruv. Private to "Vereinigung": i. Private to "Verengung": -.
"Vereinigung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC · "Verengung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vereinigung ← evreinigung · veerinigung · vereiingung · vereingiung · vereiniggung · vereinignug · vereinigugn · vereinigungg
- Verengung ← evrengung · veerngung · veregnung · verenggung · verengnug · verengugn · verengungg · verengunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vereinigung" and "Verengung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Vereinigung" or "Verengung"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Vereinigung" and "Verengung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vereinigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verengung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vereinigung" and "Verengung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verengung vs Verhängung". 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 #1,154,539 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.