VermietervsvermietetWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#6,250
“Vermieter” frequency rank
#13,972
“vermietet” frequency rank
20222
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vermieter vermietet
Definition Person, die eine Sache vermietet 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermieten

Where the eye mixes Vermieter and vermietet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Vermieter
9 ch
vermietet

Look-alike desk: Vermieter vs vermietet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vermieter is [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtɐ] while vermietet is [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Vermieter” becomes t in “vermietet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20222, 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]. vermietet is at rank #13,972, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtət].

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 20222, this pair ranks #1,900,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Vermieter vs vermietet

Shared letters: eimrtv. Private to "Vermieter": -. Private to "vermietet": -.

"Vermieter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "vermietet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vermieterevrmieter · vemrieter · verimeter · vermeiter · vermieetr · vermieterr · vermietre · vermietter
  • vermietetevrmietet · vemrietet · verimetet · vermeitet · vermieett · vermietett · vermiette · vermiettet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Vermieter" and "vermietet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Vermieter" is a noun and "vermietet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Vermieter" vs "vermietet" - which ranks higher?
"Vermieter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,250 in our German list, against #13,972 for "vermietet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vermieter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vermietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,900,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vermieter" and "vermietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermiesen vs vermietet". 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 #1,900,005 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