Which to use
“Verlag” and “Verlage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,528
- “Verlag” frequency rank
- #11,348
- “Verlage” frequency rank
- 12876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlag | Verlage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Unternehmen, das Werke der Literatur, Kunst, Musik oder Wissenschaft vervielfältigt und verbreitet | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verlag |
Where the eye mixes Verlag and Verlage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Verlag runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Verlage's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Verlag and Verlage
A purely visual mix-up. Verlag ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːk]) and Verlage ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Verlag” sits inside “Verlage”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlag is recorded at frequency rank #1,528, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːk]. Verlage is at rank #11,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə].
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 12876, this pair ranks #1,961,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlag vs Verlage
Shared letters: aeglrv. Private to "Verlag": -. Private to "Verlage": -.
"Verlag" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Verlage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verlag" and "Verlage" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Verlag" or "Verlage"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Verlag" and "Verlage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlag" and "Verlage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs Verlage". 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 #1,961,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.