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“vermittelte” and “vermittelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,116
- “vermittelte” frequency rank
- #26,666
- “vermittelten” frequency rank
- 44782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermittelte | vermittelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermittelt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermittelt |
Where the eye mixes vermittelte and vermittelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vermittelte runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against vermittelten's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vermittelte vs vermittelten
A purely visual mix-up. vermittelte ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tə]) and vermittelten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vermittelte” sits inside “vermittelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermittelte is recorded at frequency rank #18,116, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tə]. 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 44782, this pair ranks #1,374,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vermittelte vs vermittelten
Shared letters: eilmrtv. Private to "vermittelte": -. Private to "vermittelten": n.
"vermittelte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "vermittelten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermittelte ← evrmittelte · vemrittelte · verimttelte · vermitelte · vermitetlte · vermittelet · vermittellte · vermitteltte
- vermittelten ← evrmittelten · vemrittelten · verimttelten · vermitelten · vermitetlten · vermitteletn · vermittellten · vermitteltenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermittelte" and "vermittelten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vermittelte" or "vermittelten" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "vermittelte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermittelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,374,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermittelte" and "vermittelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermittelt 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 #1,374,861 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.