Which to use
“verklagen” and “verladen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,700
- “verklagen” frequency rank
- #25,812
- “verladen” frequency rank
- 40512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verklagen | verladen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Rechtsstreit vor Gericht mit jemandem beginnen | Frachtgüter oder Personen auf ein Transportmittel bringen |
Where the eye mixes verklagen and verladen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verklagen runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against verladen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verklagen with verladen
A purely visual mix-up. verklagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]) and verladen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩]) 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 40512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verklagen is recorded at frequency rank #14,700, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]. verladen is at rank #25,812, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩].
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 40512, this pair ranks #1,506,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verklagen vs verladen
Shared letters: aelnrv. Private to "verklagen": gk. Private to "verladen": d.
"verklagen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "verladen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verklagen" and "verladen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verklagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verladen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,506,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verklagen" and "verladen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs verladen". 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 #1,506,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.