Which to use
“verlegen” is a verb and “Verleger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- #10,004
- “Verleger” frequency rank
- 16486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegen | Verleger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) | Person, die einen Verlag betreibt |
Where the eye mixes verlegen and Verleger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verlegen vs Verleger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegen is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩] while Verleger is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “verlegen” becomes r in “Verleger”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlegen is recorded at frequency rank #6,482, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]. Verleger is at rank #10,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡɐ].
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 16486, this pair ranks #1,935,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlegen vs Verleger
Shared letters: eglrv. Private to "verlegen": n. Private to "Verleger": -.
"verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Verleger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlegen" for "Verleger" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verlegen" or "Verleger"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verleger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegen" and "Verleger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegen vs verlogene". 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 #1,935,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.