vermutetvsvermutetenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vermutet is a verb, vermuteten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vermutet” is a verb and “vermuteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,840
“vermutet” frequency rank
#24,179
“vermuteten” frequency rank
29019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vermutet vermuteten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermuten Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermutet

Where the eye mixes vermutet and vermuteten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vermutet runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against vermuteten's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
vermutet
10 ch
vermuteten

Why the eye confuses vermutet with vermuteten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermutet is [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtət] while vermuteten is [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vermutet” sits inside “vermuteten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vermutet is recorded at frequency rank #4,840, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtət]. vermuteten is at rank #24,179, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtətn̩].

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 29019, this pair ranks #1,774,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vermutet vs vermuteten

Shared letters: emrtuv. Private to "vermutet": -. Private to "vermuteten": n.

"vermutet" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "vermuteten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vermutet ← evrmutet · vemrutet · vermmutet · vermtuet · vermuett · vermutett · vermutte · vermuttet
  • vermuteten ← evrmuteten · vemruteten · vermmuteten · vermtueten · vermuetten · vermuteetn · vermutetenn · vermutetne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vermutet" and "vermuteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vermutet" is a verb and "vermuteten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "vermutet" vs "vermuteten" - which ranks higher?
"vermutet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,840 in our German list, against #24,179 for "vermuteten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vermutet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vermuteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,774,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vermutet" and "vermuteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdutzt vs vermutet". 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 #1,774,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list