Which to use
“verjagen” and “verlegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,017
- “verjagen” frequency rank
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- 51499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjagen | verlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden gewaltsam vertreiben, verscheuchen | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) |
Where the eye mixes verjagen and verlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verjagen and verlegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verjagen with verlegen
A purely visual mix-up. verjagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]) and verlegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]) 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 51499, 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]. verlegen is at rank #6,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩].
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 51499, this pair ranks #1,133,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verjagen vs verlegen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verjagen": aj. Private to "verlegen": l.
"verjagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verjagen" for "verlegen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verjagen" or "verlegen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verjagen" and "verlegen" 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 "verlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,133,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjagen" and "verlegen" 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 #1,133,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.