VerlagesvsverlassTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#23,356
“Verlages” frequency rank
#16,585
“verlass” frequency rank
39941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verlages verlass
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlag 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlassen

Where the eye mixes Verlages and verlass

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Verlages runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verlass's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Verlages
7 ch
verlass

Visual trap between Verlages and verlass

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlages is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡəs] while verlass is [fɛɐ̯ˈlas]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39941, 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]. verlass is at rank #16,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlas].

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 39941, this pair ranks #1,522,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Verlages vs verlass

Shared letters: aelrsv. Private to "Verlages": g. Private to "verlass": -.

"Verlages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "verlass" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verlages ← evrlages · velrages · veralges · verlaegs · verlagess · verlagges · verlagse · verlgaes
  • verlass ← evrlass · velrass · veralss · verlas · verlaß · verllass · verlsas · verrlass

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Verlages" and "verlass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Verlages" is a noun and "verlass" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Verlages" or "verlass"?
"verlass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,585 in our German list, against #23,356 for "Verlages". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verlages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verlass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,522,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verlages" and "verlass" 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 #1,522,540 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