VerlagevsVerlagesWhat's the difference?

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“Verlage” and “Verlages” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,348
“Verlage” frequency rank
#23,356
“Verlages” frequency rank
34704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verlage Verlages
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verlag Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlag

Where the eye mixes Verlage and Verlages

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Verlage
8 ch
Verlages

Visual trap between Verlage and Verlages

A purely visual mix-up. Verlage ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə]) and Verlages ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡəs]) 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) - “Verlage” sits inside “Verlages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34704, 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]. Verlages is at rank #23,356, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡəs].

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 34704, this pair ranks #1,657,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Verlage vs Verlages

Shared letters: aeglrv. Private to "Verlage": -. Private to "Verlages": s.

"Verlage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Verlages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verlageevrlage · velrage · veralge · verlaeg · verlagge · verlgae · verllage · verrlage
  • Verlagesevrlages · velrages · veralges · verlaegs · verlagess · verlagges · verlagse · verlgaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Verlage" and "Verlages" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Verlage" or "Verlages"?
"Verlage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,348 in our German list, against #23,356 for "Verlages". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verlage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verlages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,657,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verlage" and "Verlages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs Verlages". 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 #1,657,267 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