Which to use
“vermehren” and “vermelden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,198
- “vermehren” frequency rank
- #40,284
- “vermelden” frequency rank
- 54482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermehren | vermelden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden | etwas (eine Nachricht) bekanntgeben |
Where the eye mixes vermehren and vermelden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vermehren and vermelden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vermehren and vermelden
A purely visual mix-up. vermehren ([fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]) and vermelden ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɛldn̩]) 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 54482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermehren is recorded at frequency rank #14,198, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]. vermelden is at rank #40,284, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛldn̩].
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 54482, this pair ranks #1,017,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vermehren vs vermelden
Shared letters: emnrv. Private to "vermehren": h. Private to "vermelden": dl.
"vermehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vermelden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermehren" and "vermelden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vermehren" vs "vermelden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermelden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,017,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermehren" and "vermelden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermelden vs vermeldet". 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 #1,017,169 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.