Which to use
“Vitamine” and “Vitrine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,752
- “Vitamine” frequency rank
- #32,351
- “Vitrine” frequency rank
- 51103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vitamine | Vitrine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vitamin | gläserner Schrank |
Where the eye mixes Vitamine and Vitrine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Vitamine vs Vitrine
A purely visual mix-up. Vitamine ([vitaˈmiːnə]) and Vitrine ([viˈtʁiːnə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vitamine is recorded at frequency rank #18,752, classified as anoun, pronounced [vitaˈmiːnə]. Vitrine is at rank #32,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced [viˈtʁiːnə].
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 51103, this pair ranks #1,148,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vitamine vs Vitrine
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "Vitamine": am. Private to "Vitrine": r.
"Vitamine" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "Vitrine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vitamine" and "Vitrine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Vitamine" or "Vitrine" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vitamine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vitrine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,148,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vitamine" and "Vitrine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Violine vs Vitrine". 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 #1,148,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.