Which to use
“verhindert” and “vermindern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,695
- “verhindert” frequency rank
- #30,360
- “vermindern” frequency rank
- 33055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhindert | vermindern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhindern | kleiner/weniger/geringer machen |
Where the eye mixes verhindert and vermindern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhindert and vermindern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verhindert with vermindern
A purely visual mix-up. verhindert ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐt]) and vermindern ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]) 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 33055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhindert is recorded at frequency rank #2,695, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐt]. vermindern is at rank #30,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn].
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 33055, this pair ranks #1,694,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhindert vs vermindern
Shared letters: deinrv. Private to "verhindert": ht. Private to "vermindern": m.
"verhindert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "vermindern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhindert ← evrhindert · vehrindert · verhhindert · verhidnert · verhinddert · verhinderrt · verhindertt · verhindetr
- vermindern ← evrmindern · vemrindern · verimndern · vermidnern · verminddern · vermindenr · vermindernn · verminderrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhindert" for "vermindern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhindert" vs "vermindern" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhindert" and "vermindern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhindert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermindern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,694,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhindert" and "vermindern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermindern vs verwundern". 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 #1,694,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.