Polyglot Dictionary

vermuten

/fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present (3rd sg.): vermutet
past: vermutete
perfect: hat vermutet

Meaning

to suspect, to assume

Close to glauben, but vermuten implies a more reasoned guess based on evidence.
- Ich vermute, dass sie schon zu Hause ist.
  
  I assume she's already home.
- Ich vermute, dass er den Termin vergessen hat. Sonst wäre er längst hier.
  
  I suspect that he has forgotten the appointment. Otherwise he would have been here long ago.

Similar words

glauben is the general word for believing something; vermuten implies a more reasoned assumption based on available evidence.

Practice

1 What does vermuten mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches vermuten?

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Last updated 2026-09-18