Which to use
“Verhalten” is a noun and “verlauten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,098
- “Verhalten” frequency rank
- #36,704
- “verlauten” frequency rank
- 37802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verhalten | verlauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das, was jemand tut oder lässt und auf welche Weise | zur allgemeinen Kenntnisnahme bringen |
Where the eye mixes Verhalten and verlauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verhalten (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: Verhalten vs verlauten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verhalten is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩] while verlauten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verhalten is recorded at frequency rank #1,098, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩]. 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 37802, this pair ranks #1,580,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verhalten vs verlauten
Shared letters: aelnrtv. Private to "Verhalten": h. Private to "verlauten": u.
"Verhalten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verhalten" for "verlauten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verhalten" or "verlauten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verhalten" 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 #1,580,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verhalten" 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 #1,580,704 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.