Which to use
“Verbände” is a noun and “verlange” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,985
- “Verbände” frequency rank
- #16,584
- “verlange” frequency rank
- 23569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbände | verlange |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Verband | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen |
Where the eye mixes Verbände and verlange
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Verbände and verlange follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Verbände and verlange
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verbände is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛndə] while verlange is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verbände is recorded at frequency rank #6,985, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛndə]. verlange is at rank #16,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə].
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 23569, this pair ranks #1,859,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verbände vs verlange
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "Verbände": bdä. Private to "verlange": agl.
"Verbände" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verlange" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlange ← evrlange · velrange · veralnge · verlagne · verlaneg · verlangge · verlannge · verllange
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verbände" for "verlange" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verbände" or "verlange"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbände" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlange" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,859,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbände" and "verlange" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlange vs verlangst". 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 #1,859,542 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.