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

#40,928
“vermacht” frequency rank
#42,916
“vermählt” frequency rank
83844
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vermacht vermählt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermachen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermählen

Where the eye mixes vermacht and vermählt

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

8 ch
vermacht
8 ch
vermählt

Visual trap between vermacht and vermählt

A purely visual mix-up. vermacht ([fɛɐ̯ˈmaxt]) and vermählt ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt]) 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 83844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vermacht is recorded at frequency rank #40,928, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmaxt]. vermählt is at rank #42,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt].

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 83844, this pair ranks #133,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vermacht vs vermählt

Shared letters: ehmrtv. Private to "vermacht": ac. Private to "vermählt": .

"vermacht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "vermählt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vermachtevrmacht · vemracht · veramcht · vermaccht · vermachht · vermachtt · vermacth · vermahct

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vermacht" and "vermählt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈmaxt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vermacht" vs "vermählt" - which ranks higher?
"vermacht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,928 in our German list, against #42,916 for "vermählt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vermacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vermählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vermacht" and "vermählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjährt vs vermählt". 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 #133,232 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