Which to use
“Verfügung” and “Verlegung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #980
- “Verfügung” frequency rank
- #10,586
- “Verlegung” frequency rank
- 11566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verfügung | Verlegung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | anordnende Bestimmung | fachgerechte Installation/Anbringung/Montage |
Where the eye mixes Verfügung and Verlegung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verfügung and Verlegung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Verfügung with Verlegung
A purely visual mix-up. Verfügung ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡʊŋ]) and Verlegung ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ]) 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 11566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verfügung is recorded at frequency rank #980, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡʊŋ]. Verlegung is at rank #10,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ].
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 11566, this pair ranks #1,969,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verfügung vs Verlegung
Shared letters: egnruv. Private to "Verfügung": fü. Private to "Verlegung": l.
"Verfügung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "Verlegung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verlegung ← evrlegung · velregung · verelgung · verleggung · verlegnug · verlegugn · verlegungg · verlegunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verfügung" and "Verlegung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verfügung" or "Verlegung" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verfügung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlegung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verfügung" and "Verlegung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verengung vs Verlegung". 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 #1,969,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.