vergütetvsvermutetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,840
“vergütet” frequency rank
#4,840
“vermutet” frequency rank
35680
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vergütet vermutet
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergüten Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermuten

Where the eye mixes vergütet and vermutet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vergütet and vermutet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
vergütet
8 ch
vermutet

Look-alike desk: vergütet vs vermutet

A purely visual mix-up. vergütet ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡyːtət]) and vermutet ([fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtət]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35680, 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]. vermutet is at rank #4,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtət].

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 35680, this pair ranks #1,634,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vergütet vs vermutet

Shared letters: ertv. Private to "vergütet": . Private to "vermutet": mu.

"vergütet" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "vermutet" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vermutetevrmutet · vemrutet · vermmutet · vermtuet · vermuett · vermutett · vermutte · vermuttet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vergütet" and "vermutet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡyːtət] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "vergütet" or "vermutet" show up more?
"vermutet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,840 in our German list, against #30,840 for "vergütet". 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 "vergütet" and "vermutet" 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 "vermutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,634,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vergütet" and "vermutet" 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 #1,634,159 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