Which to use
“verhüten” and “vermutet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,923
- “verhüten” frequency rank
- #4,840
- “vermutet” frequency rank
- 45763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhüten | vermutet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Eintritt eines unerwünschten Ereignisses verhindern | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermuten |
Where the eye mixes verhüten and vermutet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verhüten and vermutet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verhüten and vermutet
A purely visual mix-up. verhüten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhyːtn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhüten is recorded at frequency rank #40,923, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhyːtn̩]. 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 45763, this pair ranks #1,342,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhüten vs vermutet
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "verhüten": hnü. Private to "vermutet": mu.
"verhüten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "vermutet" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermutet ← evrmutet · vemrutet · vermmutet · vermtuet · vermuett · vermutett · vermutte · vermuttet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhüten" for "vermutet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verhüten" or "vermutet"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhüten" and "vermutet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhüten" 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 #1,342,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhüten" and "vermutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhüten vs verorten". 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 #1,342,031 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.