Which to use
“verlagern” is a verb and “verlogen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,379
- “verlagern” frequency rank
- #34,438
- “verlogen” frequency rank
- 59817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlagern | verlogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen anderen Ort bringen, an einem anderen Platz unterbringen | Unwahres vortäuschend, unecht |
Where the eye mixes verlagern and verlogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlagern runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against verlogen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlagern vs verlogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlagern is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn] while verlogen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59817, 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]. verlogen is at rank #34,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩].
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 59817, this pair ranks #810,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlagern vs verlogen
Shared letters: eglnrv. Private to "verlagern": a. Private to "verlogen": o.
"verlagern" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "verlogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlagern" and "verlogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verlagern" or "verlogen" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlagern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #810,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlagern" and "verlogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogen vs verlogene". 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 #810,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.