Which to use
“vermieten” is a verb and “vermissten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,775
- “vermieten” frequency rank
- #17,449
- “vermissten” frequency rank
- 29224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermieten | vermissten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas gegen Bezahlung für eine bestimmte Zeit zur Benutzung überlassen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermisst |
Where the eye mixes vermieten and vermissten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vermieten runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against vermissten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vermieten vs vermissten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermieten is [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩] while vermissten is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29224, 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]. vermissten is at rank #17,449, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstn̩].
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 29224, this pair ranks #1,770,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vermieten vs vermissten
Shared letters: eimnrtv. Private to "vermieten": -. Private to "vermissten": s.
"vermieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vermissten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermieten ← evrmieten · vemrieten · verimeten · vermeiten · vermieetn · vermietenn · vermietne · vermietten
- vermissten ← evrmissten · vemrissten · verimssten · vermissetn · vermisstenn · vermisstne · vermisstten · vermisten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermieten" and "vermissten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vermieten" vs "vermissten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vermieten" and "vermissten" 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 "vermissten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,770,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermieten" and "vermissten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhassten vs vermissten". 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 #1,770,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.