Which to use
“verlagern” and “verlängern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,379
- “verlagern” frequency rank
- #9,289
- “verlängern” frequency rank
- 34668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlagern | verlängern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen anderen Ort bringen, an einem anderen Platz unterbringen | etwas (räumlich) länger machen; die (räumliche) Ausdehnung von etwas erhöhen |
Where the eye mixes verlagern and verlängern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlagern runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against verlängern's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlagern and verlängern
A purely visual mix-up. verlagern ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn]) and verlängern ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlagern is recorded at frequency rank #25,379, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn]. verlängern is at rank #9,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn].
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 34668, this pair ranks #1,658,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlagern vs verlängern
Shared letters: eglnrv. Private to "verlagern": a. Private to "verlängern": ä.
"verlagern" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "verlängern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlagern ← evrlagern · velragern · veralgern · verlaegrn · verlagenr · verlagernn · verlagerrn · verlaggern
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlagern" and "verlängern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlagern" vs "verlängern" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlagern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlängern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlagern" and "verlängern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs verlagern". 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 #1,658,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.