Which to use
“verlange” and “verlasse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,584
- “verlange” frequency rank
- #16,866
- “verlasse” frequency rank
- 33450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlange | verlasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlassen |
Where the eye mixes verlange and verlasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verlange and verlasse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verlange with verlasse
A purely visual mix-up. verlange ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]) and verlasse ([fɛɐ̯ˈlasə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlange is recorded at frequency rank #16,584, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]. verlasse is at rank #16,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlasə].
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 33450, this pair ranks #1,685,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlange vs verlasse
Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "verlange": gn. Private to "verlasse": s.
"verlange" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verlasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlange" and "verlasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlange" vs "verlasse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlange" and "verlasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,685,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlange" and "verlasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlasse vs Vorkasse". 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 #1,685,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.