vereintevsverteilteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,543
“vereinte” frequency rank
#16,587
“verteilte” frequency rank
44130
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vereinte verteilte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vereint Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verteilt

Where the eye mixes vereinte and verteilte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vereinte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against verteilte's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
vereinte
9 ch
verteilte

Visual trap between vereinte and verteilte

A purely visual mix-up. vereinte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntə]) and verteilte ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) 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 44130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vereinte is recorded at frequency rank #27,543, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntə]. verteilte is at rank #16,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə].

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 44130, this pair ranks #1,396,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vereinte vs verteilte

Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "vereinte": n. Private to "verteilte": l.

"vereinte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "verteilte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vereinteevreinte · veerinte · vereinet · vereinnte · vereintte · vereitne · verenite · veriente
  • verteilteevrteilte · veretilte · verrteilte · verteilet · verteillte · verteiltte · verteitle · vertelite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vereinte" and "verteilte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vereinte" or "verteilte"?
"verteilte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,587 in our German list, against #27,543 for "vereinte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "vereinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verteilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,396,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vereinte" and "verteilte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinte vs verneinte". 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 #1,396,074 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