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.
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": fü. Private to "verlegte": l.
"verfügte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlegte ← evrlegte · velregte · verelgte · verleget · verleggte · verlegtte · verletge · verlgete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfügte" and "verlegte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verfügte" vs "verlegte" - which ranks higher?
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.