Which to use
“Verbeugung” and “Verlegung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,485
- “Verbeugung” frequency rank
- #10,586
- “Verlegung” frequency rank
- 49071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbeugung | Verlegung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Vorgang des Verbeugens | fachgerechte Installation/Anbringung/Montage |
Where the eye mixes Verbeugung and Verlegung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verbeugung runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCC) against Verlegung's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Verbeugung and Verlegung
A purely visual mix-up. Verbeugung ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɔɪ̯ɡʊŋ]) and Verlegung ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ]) 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 49071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verbeugung is recorded at frequency rank #38,485, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔɪ̯ɡʊŋ]. Verlegung is at rank #10,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ].
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 49071, this pair ranks #1,225,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verbeugung vs Verlegung
Shared letters: egnruv. Private to "Verbeugung": b. Private to "Verlegung": l.
"Verbeugung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "Verlegung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verbeugung ← evrbeugung · vebreugung · verbbeugung · verbeguung · verbeuggung · verbeugnug · verbeugugn · verbeugungg
- Verlegung ← evrlegung · velregung · verelgung · verleggung · verlegnug · verlegugn · verlegungg · verlegunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verbeugung" for "Verlegung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verbeugung" or "Verlegung"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Verbeugung" and "Verlegung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbeugung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlegung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,225,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbeugung" and "Verlegung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verbeugung vs Verengung". 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 #1,225,112 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.