Which to use
“vergehen” and “verlegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,606
- “vergehen” frequency rank
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- 13088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergehen | verlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (rasch) zu Ende kommen | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) |
Where the eye mixes vergehen and verlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vergehen and verlegen
A purely visual mix-up. vergehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]) and verlegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]) 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 13088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergehen is recorded at frequency rank #6,606, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]. verlegen is at rank #6,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩].
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 13088, this pair ranks #1,960,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergehen vs verlegen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "vergehen": h. Private to "verlegen": l.
"vergehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergehen" and "verlegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vergehen" or "verlegen"?
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 "vergehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergehen" and "verlegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs vergehen". 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 #1,960,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.