Which to use
“verhaften” and “verlauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,752
- “verhaften” frequency rank
- #36,704
- “verlauten” frequency rank
- 56456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhaften | verlauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden in Haft, in Gewahrsam nehmen | zur allgemeinen Kenntnisnahme bringen |
Where the eye mixes verhaften and verlauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verhaften (CVCCVCCVC) and verlauten (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verhaften vs verlauten
A purely visual mix-up. verhaften ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftn̩]) and verlauten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩]) 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 56456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhaften is recorded at frequency rank #19,752, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftn̩]. verlauten is at rank #36,704, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩].
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 56456, this pair ranks #939,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhaften vs verlauten
Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "verhaften": fh. Private to "verlauten": lu.
"verhaften" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhaften" for "verlauten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verhaften" or "verlauten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhaften" and "verlauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhaften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #939,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhaften" and "verlauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verhauen vs verlauten". 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 #939,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.