vermehrtenvsVermerkenConfusable pair

Quick tell: vermehrten is a adjective, Vermerken is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vermehrten” is an adjective and “Vermerken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,373
“vermehrten” frequency rank
#39,103
“Vermerken” frequency rank
72476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vermehrten Vermerken
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vermerk

Where the eye mixes vermehrten and Vermerken

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vermehrten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against Vermerken's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
vermehrten
9 ch
Vermerken

Look-alike desk: vermehrten vs Vermerken

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermehrten is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tn̩] while Vermerken is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛʁkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vermehrten is recorded at frequency rank #33,373, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tn̩]. Vermerken is at rank #39,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛʁkn̩].

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 72476, this pair ranks #387,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vermehrten vs Vermerken

Shared letters: emnrv. Private to "vermehrten": ht. Private to "Vermerken": k.

"vermehrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "Vermerken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vermehrtenevrmehrten · vemrehrten · veremhrten · vermehhrten · vermehretn · vermehrrten · vermehrtenn · vermehrtne
  • Vermerkenevrmerken · vemrerken · veremrken · vermekren · vermerekn · vermerkenn · vermerkken · vermerkne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vermehrten" for "Vermerken" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vermehrten" is an adjective and "Vermerken" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "vermehrten" or "Vermerken" show up more?
"vermehrten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,373 in our German list, against #39,103 for "Vermerken". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "vermehrten" and "Vermerken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vermehrten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vermerken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #387,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vermehrten" and "Vermerken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vererben vs Vermerken". 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 #387,316 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