Which to use
“verjagen” is a verb and “verlogen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,017
- “verjagen” frequency rank
- #34,438
- “verlogen” frequency rank
- 79455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjagen | verlogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden gewaltsam vertreiben, verscheuchen | Unwahres vortäuschend, unecht |
Where the eye mixes verjagen and verlogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verjagen and verlogen 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 verlogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verjagen is [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩] while verlogen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79455, 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]. verlogen is at rank #34,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩].
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 79455, this pair ranks #216,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verjagen vs verlogen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verjagen": aj. Private to "verlogen": lo.
"verjagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verjagen" and "verlogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verjagen" vs "verlogen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verjagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjagen" and "verlogen" 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 #216,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.