Which to use
“verbaut” and “verläuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,989
- “verbaut” frequency rank
- #5,663
- “verläuft” frequency rank
- 17652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbaut | verläuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbauen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen |
Where the eye mixes verbaut and verläuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verbaut runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against verläuft's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbaut vs verläuft
A purely visual mix-up. verbaut ([fɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯t]) and verläuft ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft]) 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 17652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbaut is recorded at frequency rank #11,989, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯t]. verläuft is at rank #5,663, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft].
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 17652, this pair ranks #1,925,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbaut vs verläuft
Shared letters: ertuv. Private to "verbaut": ab. Private to "verläuft": flä.
"verbaut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verläuft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbaut ← evrbaut · vebraut · verabut · verbatu · verbautt · verbbaut · verbuat · verrbaut
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbaut" and "verläuft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbaut" or "verläuft"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verläuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbaut" and "verläuft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbaut vs Vorbau". 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 #1,925,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.