Which to use
“Verlagen” is a noun and “verlange” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,177
- “Verlagen” frequency rank
- #16,584
- “verlange” frequency rank
- 40761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlagen | verlange |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlag | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen |
Where the eye mixes Verlagen and verlange
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Verlagen and verlange
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlagen is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡn̩] while verlange is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlagen is recorded at frequency rank #24,177, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡn̩]. verlange is at rank #16,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə].
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 40761, this pair ranks #1,499,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verlagen vs verlange
Shared letters: aeglnrv. Private to "Verlagen": -. Private to "verlange": -.
"Verlagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlange" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verlagen" for "verlange" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verlagen" or "verlange"?
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 "Verlagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlange" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,499,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlagen" and "verlange" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs Verlagen". 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 #1,499,078 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.