vereintenvsverlinktenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,869
“vereinten” frequency rank
#16,033
“verlinkten” frequency rank
22902
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vereinten verlinkten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs vereint Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlinkt

Where the eye mixes vereinten and verlinkten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vereinten runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against verlinkten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
vereinten
10 ch
verlinkten

Why the eye confuses vereinten with verlinkten

A purely visual mix-up. vereinten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntn̩]) and verlinkten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩]) 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 22902, 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]. verlinkten is at rank #16,033, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩].

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 22902, this pair ranks #1,868,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vereinten vs verlinkten

Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "vereinten": -. Private to "verlinkten": kl.

"vereinten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "verlinkten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vereinten ← evreinten · veerinten · vereinetn · vereinnten · vereintenn · vereintne · vereintten · vereitnen
  • verlinkten ← evrlinkten · velrinkten · verilnkten · verliknten · verlinketn · verlinkkten · verlinktenn · verlinktne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vereinten" and "verlinkten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ntn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "vereinten" or "verlinkten" show up more?
"vereinten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,869 in our German list, against #16,033 for "verlinkten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "verlinkten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,868,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vereinten" and "verlinkten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereinten vs vereiteln". 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 #1,868,249 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