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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verladen" and "verlagern" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verladen" vs "verlagern" - which ranks higher?
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.