Which to use
“vermählt” is a verb and “vermehrt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,916
- “vermählt” frequency rank
- #5,894
- “vermehrt” frequency rank
- 48810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermählt | vermehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermählen | häufiger als zuvor, häufiger im Gegensatz zu anderem |
Where the eye mixes vermählt and vermehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vermählt and vermehrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vermählt and vermehrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermählt is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt] while vermehrt is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermählt is recorded at frequency rank #42,916, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt]. vermehrt is at rank #5,894, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯t].
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 48810, this pair ranks #1,234,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vermählt vs vermehrt
Shared letters: ehmrtv. Private to "vermählt": lä. Private to "vermehrt": -.
"vermählt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "vermehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermehrt ← evrmehrt · vemrehrt · veremhrt · vermehhrt · vermehrrt · vermehrtt · vermehtr · vermerht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermählt" and "vermehrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vermählt" or "vermehrt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,234,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermählt" and "vermehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermacht 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 #1,234,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.