Which to use
“verhüten” and “verlauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,923
- “verhüten” frequency rank
- #36,704
- “verlauten” frequency rank
- 77627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhüten | verlauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Eintritt eines unerwünschten Ereignisses verhindern | zur allgemeinen Kenntnisnahme bringen |
Where the eye mixes verhüten and verlauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhüten runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verlauten's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verhüten and verlauten
A purely visual mix-up. verhüten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhyːtn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhüten is recorded at frequency rank #40,923, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhyːtn̩]. 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 77627, this pair ranks #256,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhüten vs verlauten
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verhüten": hü. Private to "verlauten": alu.
"verhüten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlauten ← evrlauten · velrauten · veraluten · verlatuen · verlauetn · verlautenn · verlautne · verlautten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhüten" for "verlauten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verhüten" or "verlauten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhüten" and "verlauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhüten" 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 #256,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhüten" and "verlauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhüten vs verorten". 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 #256,530 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.