Which to use
“verlässt” and “verläuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,860
- “verlässt” frequency rank
- #5,663
- “verläuft” frequency rank
- 9523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlässt | verläuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlassen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verlässt and verläuft apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. verlässt ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛst]) and verläuft ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlässt is recorded at frequency rank #3,860, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛst]. verläuft is at rank #5,663, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft].
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 9523, this pair ranks #1,979,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlässt vs verläuft
Shared letters: elrtvä. Private to "verlässt": s. Private to "verläuft": fu.
"verlässt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verläuft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC