verladenvsverlautenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#25,812
“verladen” frequency rank
#36,704
“verlauten” frequency rank
62516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verladen verlauten
Definition Frachtgüter oder Personen auf ein Transportmittel bringen zur allgemeinen Kenntnisnahme bringen

Where the eye mixes verladen and verlauten

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

8 ch
verladen
9 ch
verlauten

Look-alike desk: verladen vs verlauten

A purely visual mix-up. verladen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩]) and verlauten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩]) 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 62516, 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]. verlauten is at rank #36,704, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩].

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 62516, this pair ranks #709,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verladen vs verlauten

Shared letters: aelnrv. Private to "verladen": d. Private to "verlauten": tu.

"verladen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "verlauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verladenevrladen · velraden · veralden · verladden · verladenn · verladne · verlaedn · verldaen
  • verlautenevrlauten · velrauten · veraluten · verlatuen · verlauetn · verlautenn · verlautne · verlautten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verladen" and "verlauten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verladen" or "verlauten"?
"verladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,812 in our German list, against #36,704 for "verlauten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "verladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verlauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #709,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verladen" and "verlauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verhauen vs verlauten". 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 #709,968 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