vermietenvsVermietersTell them apart

Quick tell: vermieten is a verb, Vermieters is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vermieten” is a verb and “Vermieters” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,775
“vermieten” frequency rank
#39,104
“Vermieters” frequency rank
50879
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vermieten Vermieters
Definition etwas gegen Bezahlung für eine bestimmte Zeit zur Benutzung überlassen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Vermieter

Where the eye mixes vermieten and Vermieters

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

9 ch
vermieten
10 ch
Vermieters

Look-alike desk: vermieten vs Vermieters

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermieten is [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩] while Vermieters is [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtɐs]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vermieten is recorded at frequency rank #11,775, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩]. Vermieters is at rank #39,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtɐs].

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 50879, this pair ranks #1,156,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vermieten vs Vermieters

Shared letters: eimrtv. Private to "vermieten": n. Private to "Vermieters": s.

"vermieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "Vermieters" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vermietenevrmieten · vemrieten · verimeten · vermeiten · vermieetn · vermietenn · vermietne · vermietten
  • Vermietersevrmieters · vemrieters · verimeters · vermeiters · vermieetrs · vermieterrs · vermieterss · vermietesr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vermieten" and "Vermieters" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vermieten" is a verb and "Vermieters" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "vermieten" or "Vermieters" show up more?
"vermieten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,775 in our German list, against #39,104 for "Vermieters". 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 "vermieten" and "Vermieters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vermieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vermieters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,156,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vermieten" and "Vermieters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vermieters vs Vertreters". 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 #1,156,834 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