Which to use
“verlaufen” and “verläuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,126
- “verlaufen” frequency rank
- #5,663
- “verläuft” frequency rank
- 10789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlaufen | verläuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | irgendwohin gehen und sich dabei verirren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verlaufen 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. verlaufen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlaufen is recorded at frequency rank #5,126, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fn̩]. 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 10789, this pair ranks #1,973,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlaufen vs verläuft
Shared letters: eflruv. Private to "verlaufen": an. Private to "verläuft": tä.
"verlaufen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verläuft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlaufen ← evrlaufen · velraufen · veralufen · verlafuen · verlauefn · verlaufenn · verlauffen · verlaufne