vermuten

[fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vermuten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,325
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas für glaubhaft oder wahrscheinlich halten

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermuten · vermuten · German

vermuten · rank #5,325 · 12 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,325
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verletzte

Nearest frequency peer: Verletzte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „vermuten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „vermuten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vermuten vs verüben
63% similar
vermuten vs verraten
75% similar
vermuten vs vermutet
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vermuten
PropertyValue
Headwordvermuten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,325
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vermuten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vermutenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verletzte“ (#5,324), „verschoben“ (#5,326), „Vereinbarung“ (#5,323). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vermuten“ bei #5,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around vermuten (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,325 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas für glaubhaft oder wahrscheinlich halten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vermuten, with forms such as "evrmuten", "vemruten", and "vermmuten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "verüben", "verraten", "vermutet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vermuten, spelled V-E-R-M-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas für glaubhaft oder wahrscheinlich halten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vermuten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich vermute mal, dass er Recht hat.
  2. Der Golfstrom ist wichtig für das milde Klima in Westeuropa. Nun deutet eine Studie darauf hin, dass sich die Strömung abschwächt. Ursache sei der Klimawandel, vermuten die Forscher.

Synonyms

annehmenassumierenglaubenkonjizierenmeinenpräsumierensupponieren

Antonyms

wissen

This word in other languages

assume(English)suponer(Español)supposer(Français)supor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmuten
  • vemruten
  • vermmuten
  • vermtuen
  • vermuetn
  • vermutenn
  • vermutne
  • vermutten
  • verrmuten
  • verumten
  • vremuten
  • vvermuten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vermuten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrmuten2vemruten2vermmuten1vermtuen2vermuetn2vermutenn1vermutne2vermutten1
Edit distance from "vermuten"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vermuten"?
"vermuten" is spelled V-E-R-M-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩].
What does "vermuten" mean?
As a verb, "vermuten" means: etwas für glaubhaft oder wahrscheinlich halten
What words are commonly confused with "vermuten"?
"vermuten" is commonly confused with "verüben", "verraten", "vermutet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vermuten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermuten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vermuten" come from?
"vermuten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vermuten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wechselt#5,330Whatsapp#5,331abwarten#5,337Spielern#5,313

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

besuchte12 variantsEinblick12 variantsneugierig12 variantsgeschaut12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list