Which to use
“verjagt” is a verb and “Verlags” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,340
- “verjagt” frequency rank
- #16,865
- “Verlags” frequency rank
- 49205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjagt | Verlags |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjagen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlag |
Where the eye mixes verjagt and Verlags
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verjagt and Verlags follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verjagt and Verlags
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verjagt is [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt] while Verlags is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːks]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verjagt is recorded at frequency rank #32,340, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt]. Verlags is at rank #16,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːks].
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 49205, this pair ranks #1,220,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verjagt vs Verlags
Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "verjagt": jt. Private to "Verlags": ls.
"verjagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Verlags" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verjagt" and "Verlags" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verjagt" vs "Verlags" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verjagt" and "Verlags" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verjagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,220,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjagt" and "Verlags" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs verjagt". 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 #1,220,168 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.