vermutbar

Verlautbar is not a standard term; the requested article concerns the German adjective vermutbar. Vermutbar means plausible, likely, or presumable, indicating that a conclusion is supported by reasoning or available evidence, though not proven beyond doubt. It is used to express cautious judgment in analysis, reporting, or argumentation.

Etymology and form: Vermutbar is formed from vermuten, meaning to suppose, together with the suffix -bar, similar to English -able. It is closely related to vermutet, vermutend, and the adverb vermutetlich, with vermutbar emphasizing the plausibility of a claim rather than its absolute certainty.

Usage: Vermutbar is common in formal and semi-formal German, including scientific writing, journalism, and legal or policy analysis. Typical constructions include “Es ist vermutbar, dass …” or “eine vermutbare Ursache,” where the speaker signals a reasoned inference rather than a proven fact. The term often appears when evidence points toward a conclusion but leaves room for alternative explanations or further verification.

Nuance and distinction: Vermutbar conveys a higher degree of confidence than merely possible (“möglich”) but a lower one than proven or demonstrated. It differs from vermutet (as a past participle) or vermuten in that vermutbar denotes the status of an inference rather than the act of guessing. Compared with vermutich or wahrscheinlich, vermutbar stresses the inferential justification based on available information.

Examples: Es ist vermutbar, dass die Verzögerung durch Lieferkettenprobleme verursacht wurde. Die vermutbare Ursache der Fehlfunktion ist eine Kalibrierungsabweichung.

See also: plausible, wahrscheinlich, belegt.