Which to use
“verkauft” is an adjective and “Verlauf” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,143
- “verkauft” frequency rank
- #2,183
- “Verlauf” frequency rank
- 3326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkauft | Verlauf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Verkauf den Besitzer gewechselt oder an den Kunden beziehungsweise Käufer vergeben | Abfolge von Geschehnissen oder Handlungen |
Where the eye mixes verkauft and Verlauf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verkauft runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against Verlauf's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkauft vs Verlauf
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkauft is [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft] while Verlauf is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯f]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkauft is recorded at frequency rank #1,143, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft]. Verlauf is at rank #2,183, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯f].
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 3326, this pair ranks #2,000,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkauft vs Verlauf
Shared letters: aefruv. Private to "verkauft": kt. Private to "Verlauf": l.
"verkauft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "Verlauf" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkauft" for "Verlauf" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verkauft" or "Verlauf" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verkauft" and "Verlauf" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkauft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlauf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkauft" and "Verlauf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verlauf vs vollauf". 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 #2,000,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.