Which to use
“verlauten” and “verleiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,704
- “verlauten” frequency rank
- #28,451
- “verleiten” frequency rank
- 65155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlauten | verleiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur allgemeinen Kenntnisnahme bringen | jemanden zu einer Handlung veranlassen, die er von sich aus nicht gemacht hätte |
Where the eye mixes verlauten and verleiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlauten and verleiten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verlauten and verleiten
A purely visual mix-up. verlauten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩]) and verleiten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlauten is recorded at frequency rank #36,704, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩]. verleiten is at rank #28,451, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩].
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 65155, this pair ranks #616,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlauten vs verleiten
Shared letters: elnrtv. Private to "verlauten": au. Private to "verleiten": i.
"verlauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verleiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlauten" and "verleiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlauten" vs "verleiten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlauten" and "verleiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verleiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #616,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlauten" and "verleiten" 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 #616,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.