Which to use
“verlässt” and “verpass” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,860
- “verlässt” frequency rank
- #45,020
- “verpass” frequency rank
- 48880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlässt | verpass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlassen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpassen |
Where the eye mixes verlässt and verpass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verlässt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verpass's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlässt and verpass
A purely visual mix-up. verlässt ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛst]) and verpass ([fɛɐ̯ˈpas]) 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 48880, 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]. verpass is at rank #45,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpas].
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 48880, this pair ranks #1,232,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlässt vs verpass
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "verlässt": ltä. Private to "verpass": ap.
"verlässt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verpass" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verpass ← evrpass · veprass · verapss · verpas · verpaß · verppass · verpsas · verrpass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlässt" for "verpass" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlässt" or "verpass" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlässt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,232,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlässt" and "verpass" 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 #1,232,089 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.