VerlagesvsverlogenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Verlages is a noun, verlogen is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#23,356
“Verlages” frequency rank
#34,438
“verlogen” frequency rank
57794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verlages verlogen
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlag Unwahres vortäuschend, unecht

Where the eye mixes Verlages and verlogen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Verlages
8 ch
verlogen

Look-alike desk: Verlages vs verlogen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlages is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaːɡəs] while verlogen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57794, 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]. 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 57794, this pair ranks #887,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Verlages vs verlogen

Shared letters: eglrv. Private to "Verlages": as. Private to "verlogen": no.

"Verlages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "verlogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verlagesevrlages · velrages · veralges · verlaegs · verlagess · verlagges · verlagse · verlgaes
  • verlogenevrlogen · velrogen · verlgoen · verllogen · verloegn · verlogenn · verloggen · verlogne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Verlages" and "verlogen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Verlages" is a noun and "verlogen" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Verlages" vs "verlogen" - which ranks higher?
"Verlages" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,356 in our German list, against #34,438 for "verlogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "verlogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #887,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verlages" 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 #887,537 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