Which to use
“verladen” and “verlassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,812
- “verladen” frequency rank
- #981
- “verlassen” frequency rank
- 26793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verladen | verlassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frachtgüter oder Personen auf ein Transportmittel bringen | weggehen, sich entfernen |
Where the eye mixes verladen and verlassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verladen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verlassen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verladen with verlassen
A purely visual mix-up. verladen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩]) and verlassen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]) 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 26793, 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]. verlassen is at rank #981, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩].
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 26793, this pair ranks #1,812,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verladen vs verlassen
Shared letters: aelnrv. Private to "verladen": d. Private to "verlassen": s.
"verladen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlassen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verladen" for "verlassen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verladen" or "verlassen"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,812,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verladen" and "verlassen" 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 #1,812,296 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.