verlassvsVerratsConfusable pair

Quick tell: verlass is a verb, Verrats is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verlass” is a verb and “Verrats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,585
“verlass” frequency rank
#49,350
“Verrats” frequency rank
65935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlass Verrats
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlassen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verrat

Where the eye mixes verlass and Verrats

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
verlass
7 ch
Verrats

Look-alike desk: verlass vs Verrats

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlass is [fɛɐ̯ˈlas] while Verrats is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːt͡s]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verlass is recorded at frequency rank #16,585, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlas]. Verrats is at rank #49,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːt͡s].

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 65935, this pair ranks #590,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verlass vs Verrats

Shared letters: aersv. Private to "verlass": l. Private to "Verrats": t.

"verlass" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Verrats" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlassevrlass · velrass · veralss · verlas · verlaß · verllass · verlsas · verrlass
  • Verratsevrrats · verarts · verats · verrast · verratss · verratts · verrtas · vrerats

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verlass" and "Verrats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verlass" is a verb and "Verrats" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "verlass" vs "Verrats" - which ranks higher?
"verlass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,585 in our German list, against #49,350 for "Verrats". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verlass" and "Verrats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verlass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verrats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #590,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlass" and "Verrats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpass vs Verrats". 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 #590,044 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