Which to use
“verlangt” is a verb and “verplant” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,368
- “verlangt” frequency rank
- #43,593
- “verplant” frequency rank
- 45961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlangt | verplant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlangen | für einen Zeitraum oder einen Menschen angegeben, wie die/dessen Zeit genau verwendet werden soll; für einen Gegenstand festgelegt, wie er verwendet/eingesetzt werden soll |
Where the eye mixes verlangt and verplant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlangt (CVCCVCCC) and verplant (CVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verlangt and verplant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlangt is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt] while verplant is [fɛɐ̯ˈplaːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlangt is recorded at frequency rank #2,368, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt]. verplant is at rank #43,593, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈplaːnt].
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 45961, this pair ranks #1,335,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlangt vs verplant
Shared letters: aelnrtv. Private to "verlangt": g. Private to "verplant": p.
"verlangt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verplant" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlangt" for "verplant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verlangt" vs "verplant" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verplant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,335,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlangt" and "verplant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verklärt vs verplant". 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 #1,335,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.