verlagernvsVerlegerTell them apart

Quick tell: verlagern is a verb, Verleger is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verlagern” is a verb and “Verleger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,379
“verlagern” frequency rank
#10,004
“Verleger” frequency rank
35383
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlagern Verleger
Definition an einen anderen Ort bringen, an einem anderen Platz unterbringen Person, die einen Verlag betreibt

Where the eye mixes verlagern and Verleger

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
verlagern
8 ch
Verleger

Look-alike desk: verlagern vs Verleger

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlagern is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn] while Verleger is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡɐ]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35383, 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]. Verleger is at rank #10,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡɐ].

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 35383, this pair ranks #1,641,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verlagern vs Verleger

Shared letters: eglrv. Private to "verlagern": an. Private to "Verleger": -.

"verlagern" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC  ·  "Verleger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlagernevrlagern · velragern · veralgern · verlaegrn · verlagenr · verlagernn · verlagerrn · verlaggern
  • Verlegerevrleger · velreger · verelger · verleegr · verlegerr · verlegger · verlegre · verlgeer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verlagern" for "Verleger" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verlagern" is a verb and "Verleger" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "verlagern" vs "Verleger" - which ranks higher?
"Verleger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,004 in our German list, against #25,379 for "verlagern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verlagern" and "Verleger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verlagern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verleger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,641,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlagern" and "Verleger" 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 #1,641,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list