verladenvsverlagernWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“verladen” and “verlagern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,812
“verladen” frequency rank
#25,379
“verlagern” frequency rank
51191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verladen verlagern
Definition Frachtgüter oder Personen auf ein Transportmittel bringen an einen anderen Ort bringen, an einem anderen Platz unterbringen

Where the eye mixes verladen and verlagern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verladen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verlagern's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
verladen
9 ch
verlagern

Visual trap between verladen and verlagern

A purely visual mix-up. verladen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩]) and verlagern ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn]) 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 51191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verladen is recorded at frequency rank #25,812, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩]. verlagern is at rank #25,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn].

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 51191, this pair ranks #1,145,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verladen vs verlagern

Shared letters: aelnrv. Private to "verladen": d. Private to "verlagern": g.

"verladen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "verlagern" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verladenevrladen · velraden · veralden · verladden · verladenn · verladne · verlaedn · verldaen
  • verlagernevrlagern · velragern · veralgern · verlaegrn · verlagenr · verlagernn · verlagerrn · verlaggern

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verladen" and "verlagern" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verladen" vs "verlagern" - which ranks higher?
"verlagern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,379 in our German list, against #25,812 for "verladen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verladen" and "verlagern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verlagern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,145,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verladen" and "verlagern" 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 #1,145,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list