Which to use
“vereinten” is an adjective and “verlinken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,869
- “vereinten” frequency rank
- #18,743
- “verlinken” frequency rank
- 25612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vereinten | verlinken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs vereint | einen Hyperlink (Verweis) setzen, über Hyperlinks verknüpfen |
Where the eye mixes vereinten and verlinken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vereinten (CVCVVCCVC) and verlinken (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vereinten and verlinken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vereinten is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntn̩] while verlinken is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vereinten is recorded at frequency rank #6,869, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntn̩]. verlinken is at rank #18,743, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋkn̩].
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 25612, this pair ranks #1,830,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vereinten vs verlinken
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "vereinten": t. Private to "verlinken": kl.
"vereinten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "verlinken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vereinten" and "verlinken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vereinten" vs "verlinken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vereinten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlinken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vereinten" and "verlinken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlinken vs Verlinkung". 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 #1,830,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.