Which to use
“verlegen” is a verb and “verlegten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- #34,970
- “verlegten” frequency rank
- 41452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegen | verlegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt |
Where the eye mixes verlegen and verlegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlegen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verlegten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlegen vs verlegten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegen is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩] while verlegten is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]. 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 41452, 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]. verlegten is at rank #34,970, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩].
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 41452, this pair ranks #1,478,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlegen vs verlegten
Shared letters: eglnrv. Private to "verlegen": -. Private to "verlegten": t.
"verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlegen" and "verlegten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlegen" vs "verlegten" - 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 "verlegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,478,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegen" and "verlegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegten vs vorlegte". 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 #1,478,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.