Which to use
“verlasse” and “verpasse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,866
- “verlasse” frequency rank
- #24,181
- “verpasse” frequency rank
- 41047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlasse | verpasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlassen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpassen |
Where the eye mixes verlasse and verpasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verlasse with verpasse
A purely visual mix-up. verlasse ([fɛɐ̯ˈlasə]) and verpasse ([fɛɐ̯ˈpasə]) 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 a single letter - l in “verlasse” becomes p in “verpasse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlasse is recorded at frequency rank #16,866, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlasə]. verpasse is at rank #24,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpasə].
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 41047, this pair ranks #1,490,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlasse vs verpasse
Shared letters: aersv. Private to "verlasse": l. Private to "verpasse": p.
"verlasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verpasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlasse" and "verpasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verlasse" or "verpasse" 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 "verlasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,490,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlasse" and "verpasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpasse 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 #1,490,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.