Which to use
“verladen” and “verraten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,812
- “verladen” frequency rank
- #3,928
- “verraten” frequency rank
- 29740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verladen | verraten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frachtgüter oder Personen auf ein Transportmittel bringen | jemandem ein Geheimnis oder eine vertrauliche Nachricht preisgeben |
Where the eye mixes verladen and verraten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verladen and verraten 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 verraten
A purely visual mix-up. verladen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːdn̩]) and verraten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]) 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 29740, 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]. verraten is at rank #3,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩].
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 29740, this pair ranks #1,761,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verladen vs verraten
Shared letters: aenrv. Private to "verladen": dl. Private to "verraten": t.
"verladen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verraten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verladen" and "verraten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verladen" or "verraten" 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 "verraten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,761,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verladen" and "verraten" 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 #1,761,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.