Which to use
“vergütet” and “vermuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,840
- “vergütet” frequency rank
- #5,325
- “vermuten” frequency rank
- 36165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergütet | vermuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergüten | etwas für glaubhaft oder wahrscheinlich halten |
Where the eye mixes vergütet and vermuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vergütet and vermuten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vergütet vs vermuten
A purely visual mix-up. vergütet ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡyːtət]) and vermuten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergütet is recorded at frequency rank #30,840, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡyːtət]. vermuten is at rank #5,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩].
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 36165, this pair ranks #1,622,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergütet vs vermuten
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "vergütet": gü. Private to "vermuten": mnu.
"vergütet" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "vermuten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermuten ← evrmuten · vemruten · vermmuten · vermtuen · vermuetn · vermutenn · vermutne · vermutten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vergütet" for "vermuten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vergütet" or "vermuten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vergütet" and "vermuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergütet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,622,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergütet" and "vermuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdutzt vs vergütet". 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 #1,622,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.