vergeudetvsvergütetConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#42,226
“vergeudet” frequency rank
#30,840
“vergütet” frequency rank
73066
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vergeudet vergütet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vergeuden 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergüten

Where the eye mixes vergeudet and vergütet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vergeudet runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against vergütet's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
vergeudet
8 ch
vergütet

Look-alike desk: vergeudet vs vergütet

A purely visual mix-up. vergeudet ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯dət]) and vergütet ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡyːtət]) 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 73066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vergeudet is recorded at frequency rank #42,226, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯dət]. vergütet is at rank #30,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡyːtət].

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 73066, this pair ranks #370,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vergeudet vs vergütet

Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "vergeudet": du. Private to "vergütet": ü.

"vergeudet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "vergütet" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vergeudetevrgeudet · vegreudet · veregudet · vergeduet · vergeuddet · vergeudett · vergeudte · vergeuedt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vergeudet" for "vergütet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔɪ̯dət] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈɡyːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vergeudet" or "vergütet"?
"vergütet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,840 in our German list, against #42,226 for "vergeudet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "vergeudet" and "vergütet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vergeudet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vergütet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #370,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vergeudet" and "vergütet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeudet vs vermeldet". 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 #370,719 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