Which to use
“verlangte” and “verlegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,003
- “verlangte” frequency rank
- #25,380
- “verlegte” frequency rank
- 35383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlangte | verlegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt |
Where the eye mixes verlangte and verlegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlangte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verlegte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verlangte with verlegte
A purely visual mix-up. verlangte ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]) and verlegte ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlangte is recorded at frequency rank #10,003, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]. verlegte is at rank #25,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə].
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 35383, this pair ranks #1,641,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlangte vs verlegte
Shared letters: eglrtv. Private to "verlangte": an. Private to "verlegte": -.
"verlangte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlangte" for "verlegte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlangte" or "verlegte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlangte" and "verlegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegte vs vorlegt". 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 #1,641,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.