Which to use
“vermehrte” and “vermehrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,115
- “vermehrte” frequency rank
- #33,373
- “vermehrten” frequency rank
- 60488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermehrte | vermehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt |
Where the eye mixes vermehrte and vermehrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vermehrte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against vermehrten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vermehrte with vermehrten
A purely visual mix-up. vermehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tə]) and vermehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vermehrte” sits inside “vermehrten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermehrte is recorded at frequency rank #27,115, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tə]. vermehrten is at rank #33,373, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tn̩].
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 60488, this pair ranks #785,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vermehrte vs vermehrten
Shared letters: ehmrtv. Private to "vermehrte": -. Private to "vermehrten": n.
"vermehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "vermehrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermehrte ← evrmehrte · vemrehrte · veremhrte · vermehhrte · vermehret · vermehrrte · vermehrtte · vermehtre
- vermehrten ← evrmehrten · vemrehrten · veremhrten · vermehhrten · vermehretn · vermehrrten · vermehrtenn · vermehrtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermehrte" and "vermehrten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vermehrte" or "vermehrten" show up more?
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 "vermehrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #785,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermehrte" and "vermehrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs vermehrten". 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 #785,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.