Which to use
“Vereins” is a noun and “vereint” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,748
- “Vereins” frequency rank
- #6,249
- “vereint” frequency rank
- 8997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vereins | vereint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verein | in eine enge Verbindung gebracht, zum Beispiel parallel oder nebeneinander seiend |
Where the eye mixes Vereins and vereint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Vereins vs vereint
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vereins is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ns] while vereint is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Vereins” becomes t in “vereint”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vereins is recorded at frequency rank #2,748, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ns]. vereint is at rank #6,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nt].
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 8997, this pair ranks #1,981,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vereins vs vereint
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "Vereins": s. Private to "vereint": t.
"Vereins" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "vereint" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vereins" for "vereint" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Vereins" or "vereint" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vereins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vereint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vereins" and "vereint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereint vs verkennt". 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 #1,981,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.