Which to use
“vermeldet” is a verb and “verwendet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,590
- “vermeldet” frequency rank
- #871
- “verwendet” frequency rank
- 44461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermeldet | verwendet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermelden | sich in Benutzung befindend |
Where the eye mixes vermeldet and verwendet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vermeldet and verwendet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vermeldet and verwendet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermeldet is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛldət] while verwendet is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndət]. 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 44461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermeldet is recorded at frequency rank #43,590, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛldət]. verwendet is at rank #871, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndət].
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 44461, this pair ranks #1,385,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vermeldet vs verwendet
Shared letters: dertv. Private to "vermeldet": lm. Private to "verwendet": nw.
"vermeldet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwendet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vermeldet" for "verwendet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vermeldet" vs "verwendet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vermeldet" and "verwendet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermeldet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,385,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermeldet" and "verwendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeudet 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 #1,385,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.