Which to use
“Verlagen” is a noun and “verlassen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,177
- “Verlagen” frequency rank
- #981
- “verlassen” frequency rank
- 25158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlagen | verlassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlag | weggehen, sich entfernen |
Where the eye mixes Verlagen and verlassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verlagen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verlassen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Verlagen vs verlassen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlagen is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡn̩] while verlassen is [fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25158, 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]. verlassen is at rank #981, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩].
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 25158, this pair ranks #1,837,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlagen vs verlassen
Shared letters: aelnrv. Private to "Verlagen": g. Private to "verlassen": s.
"Verlagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlassen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verlagen" and "verlassen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Verlagen" vs "verlassen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Verlagen" and "verlassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,837,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlagen" and "verlassen" 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 #1,837,322 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.