Which to use
“verfüge” is a verb and “Verlage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,339
- “verfüge” frequency rank
- #11,348
- “Verlage” frequency rank
- 42687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfüge | Verlage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfügen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verlag |
Where the eye mixes verfüge and Verlage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verfüge and Verlage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verfüge vs Verlage
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verfüge is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡə] while Verlage is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfüge is recorded at frequency rank #31,339, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡə]. Verlage is at rank #11,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə].
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 42687, this pair ranks #1,441,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfüge vs Verlage
Shared letters: egrv. Private to "verfüge": fü. Private to "Verlage": al.
"verfüge" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Verlage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verlage ← evrlage · velrage · veralge · verlaeg · verlagge · verlgae · verllage · verrlage
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfüge" and "Verlage" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verfüge" or "Verlage" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfüge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,441,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfüge" and "Verlage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs Verlage". 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 #1,441,718 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.