Which to use
“verjagen” is a verb and “Verlage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,017
- “verjagen” frequency rank
- #11,348
- “Verlage” frequency rank
- 56365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjagen | Verlage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden gewaltsam vertreiben, verscheuchen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verlag |
Where the eye mixes verjagen and Verlage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verjagen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against Verlage's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verjagen vs Verlage
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verjagen is [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩] while Verlage is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56365, 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]. Verlage is at rank #11,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə].
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 56365, this pair ranks #943,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verjagen vs Verlage
Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "verjagen": jn. Private to "Verlage": l.
"verjagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Verlage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verjagen" for "Verlage" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verjagen" or "Verlage" show up more?
What to do next
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 "Verlage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #943,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjagen" and "Verlage" 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 #943,095 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.