Which to use
“vermittelt” is a verb and “vermittelten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,080
- “vermittelt” frequency rank
- #26,666
- “vermittelten” frequency rank
- 30746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermittelt | vermittelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermitteln | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermittelt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vermittelt and vermittelten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
vermittelt and vermittelten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vermittelt” sits inside “vermittelten” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30746, 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]. vermittelten is at rank #26,666, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tn̩].
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 30746, this pair ranks #1,741,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering vermittelt vs vermittelten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “vermittelt”; for an adjective, it's “vermittelten”.
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