Which to use
“veranlassen” and “verblassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,405
- “veranlassen” frequency rank
- #34,963
- “verblassen” frequency rank
- 47368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veranlassen | verblassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Auftrag erteilen | mit der Zeit (als Farbe) weniger kräftig (blasser) werden |
Where the eye mixes veranlassen and verblassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. veranlassen runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCVC) against verblassen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: veranlassen vs verblassen
A purely visual mix-up. veranlassen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔanˌlasn̩]) and verblassen ([fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]) 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 47368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veranlassen is recorded at frequency rank #12,405, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔanˌlasn̩]. verblassen is at rank #34,963, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩].
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 47368, this pair ranks #1,286,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veranlassen vs verblassen
Shared letters: aelnrsv. Private to "veranlassen": -. Private to "verblassen": b.
"veranlassen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "verblassen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veranlassen ← evranlassen · vearnlassen · veralnassen · veranalssen · veranlasen · veranlasesn · veranlassenn · veranlassne
- verblassen ← evrblassen · vebrlassen · verbalssen · verbblassen · verblasen · verblasesn · verblassenn · verblassne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veranlassen" and "verblassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "veranlassen" or "verblassen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "veranlassen" and "verblassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veranlassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verblassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,286,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veranlassen" and "verblassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbissen vs verblassen". 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 #1,286,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.