Which to use
“verlagern” is a verb and “Versager” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,379
- “verlagern” frequency rank
- #16,311
- “Versager” frequency rank
- 41690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlagern | Versager |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen anderen Ort bringen, an einem anderen Platz unterbringen | Person, die sehr häufig nicht das Erwartete erfüllt |
Where the eye mixes verlagern and Versager
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlagern runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against Versager's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlagern vs Versager
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlagern is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡɐn] while Versager is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]. 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 41690, 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]. Versager is at rank #16,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ].
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 41690, this pair ranks #1,471,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlagern vs Versager
Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "verlagern": ln. Private to "Versager": s.
"verlagern" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "Versager" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlagern" and "Versager" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlagern" vs "Versager" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "Versager" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,471,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlagern" and "Versager" 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 #1,471,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.