Which to use
“verladen” is a verb and “verlogen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,812
- “verladen” frequency rank
- #34,438
- “verlogen” frequency rank
- 60250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verladen | verlogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frachtgüter oder Personen auf ein Transportmittel bringen | Unwahres vortäuschend, unecht |
Where the eye mixes verladen and verlogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verladen and verlogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verladen and verlogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verladen is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩] while verlogen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60250, 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]. verlogen is at rank #34,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩].
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 60250, this pair ranks #793,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verladen vs verlogen
Shared letters: elnrv. Private to "verladen": ad. Private to "verlogen": go.
"verladen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verladen" and "verlogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verladen" or "verlogen" show up more?
What to do next
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 "verlogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #793,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verladen" and "verlogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogen vs verlogene". 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 #793,993 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.