Which to use
“Umlage” is a noun and “umlegen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,156
- “Umlage” frequency rank
- #34,414
- “umlegen” frequency rank
- 58570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Umlage | umlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | umgelegte Geldsumme (pro Person, Beteiligtem) | etwas um etwas winden |
Where the eye mixes Umlage and umlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Umlage runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against umlegen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Umlage vs umlegen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Umlage is [ˈʊmˌlaːɡə] while umlegen is [ˈʊmˌleːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Umlage is recorded at frequency rank #24,156, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊmˌlaːɡə]. umlegen is at rank #34,414, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʊmˌleːɡn̩].
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 58570, this pair ranks #857,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Umlage vs umlegen
Shared letters: eglmu. Private to "Umlage": a. Private to "umlegen": n.
"Umlage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "umlegen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Umlage" for "umlegen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Umlage" or "umlegen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Umlage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "umlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #857,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Umlage" and "umlegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "umlegen vs Umwegen". 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 #857,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.