Which to use
“vermindern” is a verb and “verminderte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,360
- “vermindern” frequency rank
- #34,439
- “verminderte” frequency rank
- 64799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermindern | verminderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner/weniger/geringer machen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermindert |
Where the eye mixes vermindern and verminderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vermindern runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against verminderte's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vermindern and verminderte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermindern is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn] while verminderte is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐtə]. 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 64799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermindern is recorded at frequency rank #30,360, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]. verminderte is at rank #34,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐtə].
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 64799, this pair ranks #628,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vermindern vs verminderte
Shared letters: deimnrv. Private to "vermindern": -. Private to "verminderte": t.
"vermindern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verminderte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermindern ← evrmindern · vemrindern · verimndern · vermidnern · verminddern · vermindenr · vermindernn · verminderrn
- verminderte ← evrminderte · vemrinderte · verimnderte · vermidnerte · vermindderte · verminderet · verminderrte · vermindertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermindern" and "verminderte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vermindern" or "verminderte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vermindern" and "verminderte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermindern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verminderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #628,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermindern" and "verminderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermindern vs verwundern". 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 #628,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.