Which to use
“Verlagen” is a noun and “verlogene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,177
- “Verlagen” frequency rank
- #46,369
- “verlogene” frequency rank
- 70546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlagen | verlogene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlag | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlogen |
Where the eye mixes Verlagen and verlogene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verlagen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verlogene's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Verlagen and verlogene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlagen is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡn̩] while verlogene is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70546, 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]. verlogene is at rank #46,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə].
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 70546, this pair ranks #443,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Verlagen vs verlogene
Shared letters: eglnrv. Private to "Verlagen": a. Private to "verlogene": o.
"Verlagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlogene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verlagen" and "verlogene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verlagen" or "verlogene" show up more?
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 "Verlagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlogene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #443,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlagen" and "verlogene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogene vs verlorenes". 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 #443,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.