Which to use
“Verlauf” is a noun and “verläuft” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,183
- “Verlauf” frequency rank
- #5,663
- “verläuft” frequency rank
- 7846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlauf | verläuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abfolge von Geschehnissen oder Handlungen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Verlauf and verläuft apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlauf is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯f] while verläuft is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlauf is recorded at frequency rank #2,183, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯f]. 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 7846, this pair ranks #1,986,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlauf vs verläuft
Shared letters: eflruv. Private to "Verlauf": a. Private to "verläuft": tä.
"Verlauf" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verläuft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verlauf ← evrlauf · velrauf · veraluf · verlafu · verlauff · verllauf · verluaf · verrlauf