Which to use
“verlauten” is a verb and “versaute” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,704
- “verlauten” frequency rank
- #24,977
- “versaute” frequency rank
- 61681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlauten | versaute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur allgemeinen Kenntnisnahme bringen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versaut |
Where the eye mixes verlauten and versaute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlauten runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against versaute's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlauten vs versaute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlauten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯tn̩] while versaute is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯tə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61681, 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]. versaute is at rank #24,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯tə].
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 61681, this pair ranks #740,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlauten vs versaute
Shared letters: aertuv. Private to "verlauten": ln. Private to "versaute": s.
"verlauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "versaute" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlauten" and "versaute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlauten" vs "versaute" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versaute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #740,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlauten" and "versaute" 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 #740,619 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.