verfügtenvsverlegtenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,172
“verfügten” frequency rank
#34,970
“verlegten” frequency rank
59142
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verfügten verlegten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt

Where the eye mixes verfügten and verlegten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verfügten and verlegten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
verfügten
9 ch
verlegten

Why the eye confuses verfügten with verlegten

A purely visual mix-up. verfügten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩]) and verlegten ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]) 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 59142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verfügten is recorded at frequency rank #24,172, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩]. verlegten is at rank #34,970, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩].

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 59142, this pair ranks #835,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verfügten vs verlegten

Shared letters: egnrtv. Private to "verfügten": . Private to "verlegten": l.

"verfügten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegtenevrlegten · velregten · verelgten · verlegetn · verleggten · verlegtenn · verlegtne · verlegtten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verfügten" for "verlegten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verfügten" or "verlegten"?
"verfügten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,172 in our German list, against #34,970 for "verlegten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "verfügten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verlegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #835,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verfügten" and "verlegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegten vs vorlegte". 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 #835,688 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