Which to use
“verhindert” is a verb and “verminderte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,695
- “verhindert” frequency rank
- #34,439
- “verminderte” frequency rank
- 37134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhindert | verminderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhindern | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermindert |
Where the eye mixes verhindert and verminderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verhindert runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verminderte's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhindert vs verminderte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhindert is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐt] while verminderte is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37134, 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]. verminderte is at rank #34,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐtə].
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 37134, this pair ranks #1,597,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhindert vs verminderte
Shared letters: deinrtv. Private to "verhindert": h. Private to "verminderte": m.
"verhindert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verminderte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhindert ← evrhindert · vehrindert · verhhindert · verhidnert · verhinddert · verhinderrt · verhindertt · verhindetr
- verminderte ← evrminderte · vemrinderte · verimnderte · vermidnerte · vermindderte · verminderet · verminderrte · vermindertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhindert" and "verminderte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verhindert" or "verminderte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhindert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verminderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,597,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhindert" and "verminderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermindern vs verminderte". 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 #1,597,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.