Which to use
“vermitteln” is a verb and “vermittelte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,079
- “vermitteln” frequency rank
- #18,116
- “vermittelte” frequency rank
- 22195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermitteln | vermittelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas so erklären, dass er es besser begreifen kann | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermittelt |
Where the eye mixes vermitteln and vermittelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vermitteln runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against vermittelte's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vermitteln vs vermittelte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermitteln is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n] while vermittelte is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tə]. 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 22195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermitteln is recorded at frequency rank #4,079, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩n]. vermittelte is at rank #18,116, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tə].
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 22195, this pair ranks #1,877,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vermitteln vs vermittelte
Shared letters: eilmrtv. Private to "vermitteln": n. Private to "vermittelte": -.
"vermitteln" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "vermittelte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermitteln ← evrmitteln · vemritteln · verimtteln · vermiteln · vermitetln · vermittelln · vermittelnn · vermittenl
- vermittelte ← evrmittelte · vemrittelte · verimttelte · vermitelte · vermitetlte · vermittelet · vermittellte · vermitteltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vermitteln" for "vermittelte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vermitteln" vs "vermittelte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vermitteln" and "vermittelte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermitteln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermittelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermitteln" and "vermittelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereiteln vs vermitteln". 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 #1,877,133 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.