Which to use
“Verlages” is a noun and “verlange” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,356
- “Verlages” frequency rank
- #16,584
- “verlange” frequency rank
- 39940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlages | verlange |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlag | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen |
Where the eye mixes Verlages and verlange
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verlages (CVCCVCVC) and verlange (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Verlages with verlange
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlages is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡəs] while verlange is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlages is recorded at frequency rank #23,356, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡəs]. verlange is at rank #16,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə].
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 39940, this pair ranks #1,522,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlages vs verlange
Shared letters: aeglrv. Private to "Verlages": s. Private to "verlange": n.
"Verlages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlange" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verlages" and "verlange" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Verlages" or "verlange" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Verlages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlange" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,522,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlages" and "verlange" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs Verlages". 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 #1,522,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.