verladenvsverlogenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: verladen is a verb, verlogen is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

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verladen
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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

  • verladen ← evrladen · velraden · veralden · verladden · verladenn · verladne · verlaedn · verldaen
  • verlogen ← evrlogen · velrogen · verlgoen · verllogen · verloegn · verlogenn · verloggen · verlogne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verladen" and "verlogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verladen" is a verb and "verlogen" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "verladen" or "verlogen" show up more?
"verladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,812 in our German list, against #34,438 for "verlogen". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list