Which to use
“verladen” and “verlegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,812
- “verladen” frequency rank
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- 32294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verladen | verlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frachtgüter oder Personen auf ein Transportmittel bringen | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) |
Where the eye mixes verladen and verlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verladen and verlegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verladen with verlegen
A purely visual mix-up. verladen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩]) and verlegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]) 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 32294, 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]. verlegen is at rank #6,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩].
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 32294, this pair ranks #1,710,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verladen vs verlegen
Shared letters: elnrv. Private to "verladen": ad. Private to "verlegen": g.
"verladen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verladen" and "verlegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verladen" vs "verlegen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,710,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verladen" and "verlegen" 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 #1,710,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.