Which to use
“vergiftet” is an adjective and “vermietet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,508
- “vergiftet” frequency rank
- #13,972
- “vermietet” frequency rank
- 29480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergiftet | vermietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Gift versehen, durch giftige Substanzen verunreinigt | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermieten |
Where the eye mixes vergiftet and vermietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vergiftet (CVCCVCCVC) and vermietet (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vergiftet and vermietet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vergiftet is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftət] while vermietet is [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtət]. 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 29480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergiftet is recorded at frequency rank #15,508, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftət]. vermietet is at rank #13,972, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtət].
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 29480, this pair ranks #1,766,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergiftet vs vermietet
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "vergiftet": fg. Private to "vermietet": m.
"vergiftet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vermietet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vergiftet" for "vermietet" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vergiftet" and "vermietet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergiftet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,766,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergiftet" and "vermietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergiftet vs vergifteten". 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 #1,766,049 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.