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.
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": fü. Private to "verlegten": l.
"verfügten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlegten ← evrlegten · velregten · verelgten · verlegetn · verleggten · verlegtenn · verlegtne · verlegtten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfügten" for "verlegten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verfügten" or "verlegten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.