VermietervsVermieterinConfusable pair

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

#6,250
“Vermieter” frequency rank
#33,885
“Vermieterin” frequency rank
40135
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vermieter Vermieterin
Definition Person, die eine Sache vermietet weibliche Person, die etwas vermietet

Where the eye mixes Vermieter and Vermieterin

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Vermieter runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against Vermieterin's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Vermieter
11 ch
Vermieterin

Look-alike desk: Vermieter vs Vermieterin

A purely visual mix-up. Vermieter ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtɐ]) and Vermieterin ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtəʁɪn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Vermieter” sits inside “Vermieterin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vermieter is recorded at frequency rank #6,250, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtɐ]. Vermieterin is at rank #33,885, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtəʁɪn].

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 40135, this pair ranks #1,517,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Vermieter vs Vermieterin

Shared letters: eimrtv. Private to "Vermieter": -. Private to "Vermieterin": n.

"Vermieter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "Vermieterin" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vermieterevrmieter · vemrieter · verimeter · vermeiter · vermieetr · vermieterr · vermietre · vermietter
  • Vermieterinevrmieterin · vemrieterin · verimeterin · vermeiterin · vermieetrin · vermieteirn · vermieterinn · vermieterni

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Vermieter" for "Vermieterin" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtɐ] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtəʁɪn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Vermieter" or "Vermieterin"?
"Vermieter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,250 in our German list, against #33,885 for "Vermieterin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vermieter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vermieterin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,517,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vermieter" and "Vermieterin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vermieterin vs Vermieters". 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 #1,517,102 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