Which to use
“vermittelt” is a verb and “vermittelte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,080
- “vermittelt” frequency rank
- #18,116
- “vermittelte” frequency rank
- 22196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermittelt | vermittelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermitteln | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermittelt |
Where the eye mixes vermittelt and vermittelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vermittelt 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: vermittelt vs vermittelte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermittelt is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩t] while vermittelte is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vermittelt” sits inside “vermittelte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermittelt is recorded at frequency rank #4,080, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩t]. 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 22196, this pair ranks #1,877,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vermittelt vs vermittelte
Shared letters: eilmrtv. Private to "vermittelt": -. Private to "vermittelte": -.
"vermittelt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "vermittelte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermittelt ← evrmittelt · vemrittelt · verimttelt · vermitelt · vermitetlt · vermittellt · vermitteltt · vermittetl
- vermittelte ← evrmittelte · vemrittelte · verimttelte · vermitelte · vermitetlte · vermittelet · vermittellte · vermitteltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermittelt" and "vermittelte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vermittelt" vs "vermittelte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vermittelt" and "vermittelte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermittelt" 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 #1,877,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermittelt" and "vermittelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermittelte vs vermittelten". 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 #1,877,114 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.