Which to use
“verlaufen” and “verlauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,126
- “verlaufen” frequency rank
- #36,704
- “verlauten” frequency rank
- 41830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlaufen | verlauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | irgendwohin gehen und sich dabei verirren | zur allgemeinen Kenntnisnahme bringen |
Where the eye mixes verlaufen and verlauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlaufen and verlauten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verlaufen vs verlauten
A purely visual mix-up. verlaufen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fn̩]) and verlauten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩]) 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 a single letter - f in “verlaufen” becomes t in “verlauten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41830, 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]. verlauten is at rank #36,704, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩].
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 41830, this pair ranks #1,467,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlaufen vs verlauten
Shared letters: aelnruv. Private to "verlaufen": f. Private to "verlauten": t.
"verlaufen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verlauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlaufen" and "verlauten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlaufen" vs "verlauten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlaufen" and "verlauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlaufen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,467,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlaufen" and "verlauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verhauen vs verlauten". 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 #1,467,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.