Which to use
“Verlag” is a noun and “verzog” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,528
- “Verlag” frequency rank
- #39,700
- “verzog” frequency rank
- 41228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlag | verzog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Unternehmen, das Werke der Literatur, Kunst, Musik oder Wissenschaft vervielfältigt und verbreitet | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verziehen |
Where the eye mixes Verlag and verzog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Verlag and verzog follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Verlag vs verzog
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlag is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːk] while verzog is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːk]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41228, 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]. verzog is at rank #39,700, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːk].
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 41228, this pair ranks #1,485,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verlag vs verzog
Shared letters: egrv. Private to "Verlag": al. Private to "verzog": oz.
"Verlag" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "verzog" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verlag" for "verzog" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Verlag" vs "verzog" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,485,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlag" and "verzog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vero vs verzog". 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 #1,485,645 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.