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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "vereinten" or "verlinkten" show up more?
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.