Which to use
“verlasse” is a verb and “verpasste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,866
- “verlasse” frequency rank
- #9,290
- “verpasste” frequency rank
- 26156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlasse | verpasste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlassen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verlasse and verpasste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verlasse vs verpasste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlasse is [fɛɐ̯ˈlasə] while verpasste is [fɛɐ̯ˈpastə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26156, 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]. verpasste is at rank #9,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpastə].
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 26156, this pair ranks #1,822,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlasse vs verpasste
Shared letters: aersv. Private to "verlasse": l. Private to "verpasste": pt.
"verlasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verpasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlasse" and "verpasste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verlasse" or "verpasste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlasse" and "verpasste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlasse 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 #1,822,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.