verlangtenvsverlegtenTell them apart

Which to use

“verlangten” and “verlegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,067
“verlangten” frequency rank
#34,970
“verlegten” frequency rank
54037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlangten verlegten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt

Where the eye mixes verlangten and verlegten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlangten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against verlegten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
verlangten
9 ch
verlegten

Visual trap between verlangten and verlegten

A purely visual mix-up. verlangten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]) and verlegten ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]) 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 54037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verlangten is recorded at frequency rank #19,067, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]. verlegten is at rank #34,970, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩].

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 54037, this pair ranks #1,034,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verlangten vs verlegten

Shared letters: eglnrtv. Private to "verlangten": a. Private to "verlegten": -.

"verlangten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlangtenevrlangten · velrangten · veralngten · verlagnten · verlangetn · verlanggten · verlangtenn · verlangtne
  • verlegtenevrlegten · velregten · verelgten · verlegetn · verleggten · verlegtenn · verlegtne · verlegtten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verlangten" and "verlegten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verlangten" or "verlegten"?
"verlangten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,067 in our German list, against #34,970 for "verlegten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "verlangten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verlegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,034,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlangten" and "verlegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegten vs vorlegte". 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 #1,034,565 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