Which to use
“Verlage” is a noun and “verlagert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,348
- “Verlage” frequency rank
- #15,510
- “verlagert” frequency rank
- 26858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlage | verlagert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verlag | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlagern |
Where the eye mixes Verlage and verlagert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verlage runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against verlagert's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Verlage vs verlagert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlage is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə] while verlagert is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Verlage” sits inside “verlagert”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlage is recorded at frequency rank #11,348, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə]. verlagert is at rank #15,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐt].
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 26858, this pair ranks #1,811,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlage vs verlagert
Shared letters: aeglrv. Private to "Verlage": -. Private to "verlagert": t.
"Verlage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "verlagert" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verlage" for "verlagert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Verlage" vs "verlagert" - 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 "Verlage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlagert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlage" and "verlagert" 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 #1,811,274 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.