Which to use
“Verlagen” is a noun and “verlegen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,177
- “Verlagen” frequency rank
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- 30659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlagen | verlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlag | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) |
Where the eye mixes Verlagen and verlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Verlagen with verlegen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlagen is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡn̩] while verlegen is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Verlagen” becomes e in “verlegen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30659, 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]. verlegen is at rank #6,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩].
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 30659, this pair ranks #1,743,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlagen vs verlegen
Shared letters: eglnrv. Private to "Verlagen": a. Private to "verlegen": -.
"Verlagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verlagen" and "verlegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Verlagen" vs "verlegen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Verlagen" and "verlegen" 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 "verlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,743,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlagen" and "verlegen" 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 #1,743,562 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.