Which to use
“verjagen” and “verlagern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,017
- “verjagen” frequency rank
- #25,379
- “verlagern” frequency rank
- 70396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjagen | verlagern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden gewaltsam vertreiben, verscheuchen | an einen anderen Ort bringen, an einem anderen Platz unterbringen |
Where the eye mixes verjagen and verlagern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verjagen and verlagern
A purely visual mix-up. verjagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]) and verlagern ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn]) 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 70396, 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]. verlagern is at rank #25,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn].
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 70396, this pair ranks #447,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verjagen vs verlagern
Shared letters: aegnrv. Private to "verjagen": j. Private to "verlagern": l.
"verjagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlagern" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verjagen" and "verlagern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verjagen" or "verlagern"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verjagen" and "verlagern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verjagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlagern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #447,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjagen" and "verlagern" 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 #447,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.