Which to use
“verjagen” and “verladen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,017
- “verjagen” frequency rank
- #25,812
- “verladen” frequency rank
- 70829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjagen | verladen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden gewaltsam vertreiben, verscheuchen | Frachtgüter oder Personen auf ein Transportmittel bringen |
Where the eye mixes verjagen and verladen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verjagen and verladen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verjagen vs verladen
A purely visual mix-up. verjagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]) and verladen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩]) 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 70829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verjagen is recorded at frequency rank #45,017, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]. verladen is at rank #25,812, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩].
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 70829, this pair ranks #434,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verjagen vs verladen
Shared letters: aenrv. Private to "verjagen": gj. Private to "verladen": dl.
"verjagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verladen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verjagen" and "verladen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verjagen" vs "verladen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verjagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verladen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjagen" and "verladen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs verjagen". 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 #434,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.