vermietenvsvermittelnConfusable pair

Which to use

“vermieten” and “vermitteln” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,775
“vermieten” frequency rank
#4,079
“vermitteln” frequency rank
15854
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vermieten vermitteln
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Where the eye mixes vermieten and vermitteln

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

9 ch
vermieten
10 ch
vermitteln

Why the eye confuses vermieten with vermitteln

A purely visual mix-up. vermieten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩]) and vermitteln ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15854, 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]. vermitteln is at rank #4,079, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n].

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 15854, this pair ranks #1,940,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vermieten vs vermitteln

Shared letters: eimnrtv. Private to "vermieten": -. Private to "vermitteln": l.

"vermieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "vermitteln" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vermieten ← evrmieten · vemrieten · verimeten · vermeiten · vermieetn · vermietenn · vermietne · vermietten
  • vermitteln ← evrmitteln · vemritteln · verimtteln · vermiteln · vermitetln · vermittelln · vermittelnn · vermittenl

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vermieten" for "vermitteln" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vermieten" or "vermitteln"?
"vermitteln" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,079 in our German list, against #11,775 for "vermieten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "vermieten" and "vermitteln" 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 "vermitteln" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,940,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vermieten" and "vermitteln" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhielten vs vermieten". 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 #1,940,621 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