verfügtevsverlegteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“verfügte” and “verlegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,243
“verfügte” frequency rank
#25,380
“verlegte” frequency rank
40623
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verfügte verlegte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt

Where the eye mixes verfügte and verlegte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfügte and verlegte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
verfügte
8 ch
verlegte

Why the eye confuses verfügte with verlegte

A purely visual mix-up. verfügte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktə]) and verlegte ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verfügte is recorded at frequency rank #15,243, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktə]. verlegte is at rank #25,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə].

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 40623, this pair ranks #1,503,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verfügte vs verlegte

Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "verfügte": . Private to "verlegte": l.

"verfügte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegteevrlegte · velregte · verelgte · verleget · verleggte · verlegtte · verletge · verlgete

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verfügte" and "verlegte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verfügte" vs "verlegte" - which ranks higher?
"verfügte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,243 in our German list, against #25,380 for "verlegte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verfügte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verlegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,503,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verfügte" and "verlegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegte vs vorlegt". 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 #1,503,149 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list