Which to use
“verklagen” and “vertragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,700
- “verklagen” frequency rank
- #9,481
- “vertragen” frequency rank
- 24181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verklagen | vertragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Rechtsstreit vor Gericht mit jemandem beginnen | eine unangenehme Situation oder etwas ohne körperlichen Schaden oder negative Gefühle mitmachen/aushalten können |
Where the eye mixes verklagen and vertragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verklagen and vertragen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verklagen vs vertragen
A purely visual mix-up. verklagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]) and vertragen ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]) 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 24181, 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]. vertragen is at rank #9,481, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩].
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 24181, this pair ranks #1,851,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verklagen vs vertragen
Shared letters: aegnrv. Private to "verklagen": kl. Private to "vertragen": t.
"verklagen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "vertragen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verklagen" for "vertragen" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verklagen" and "vertragen" 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 "vertragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verklagen" and "vertragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs verklagen". 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 #1,851,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.