# Verlaub vs versaut

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Verlaub
*noun · IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p] · frequency rank #30,359*
Erlaubnis

### versaut
*adjective · IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯t] · frequency rank #10,962*
unanständig, zotig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/verlaub-vs-versaut