Which to use
“verblassen” and “verlasse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,963
- “verblassen” frequency rank
- #16,866
- “verlasse” frequency rank
- 51829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verblassen | verlasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit der Zeit (als Farbe) weniger kräftig (blasser) werden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlassen |
Where the eye mixes verblassen and verlasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verblassen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against verlasse's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verblassen with verlasse
A purely visual mix-up. verblassen ([fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]) and verlasse ([fɛɐ̯ˈlasə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verblassen is recorded at frequency rank #34,963, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblasn̩]. verlasse is at rank #16,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlasə].
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 51829, this pair ranks #1,120,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verblassen vs verlasse
Shared letters: aelrsv. Private to "verblassen": bn. Private to "verlasse": -.
"verblassen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "verlasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verblassen ← evrblassen · vebrlassen · verbalssen · verbblassen · verblasen · verblasesn · verblassenn · verblassne
- verlasse ← evrlasse · velrasse · veralsse · verlase · verlases · verlaße · verllasse · verlsase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verblassen" and "verlasse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verblassen" or "verlasse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verblassen" and "verlasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verblassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,120,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verblassen" and "verlasse" 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 #1,120,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.