Which to use
“verlegen” and “verleihen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- #7,415
- “verleihen” frequency rank
- 13897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegen | verleihen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) | etwas zeitweise jemandem überlassen |
Where the eye mixes verlegen and verleihen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verlegen and verleihen
A purely visual mix-up. verlegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]) and verleihen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13897, 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]. verleihen is at rank #7,415, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən].
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 13897, this pair ranks #1,954,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlegen vs verleihen
Shared letters: elnrv. Private to "verlegen": g. Private to "verleihen": hi.
"verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verleihen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlegen" for "verleihen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verlegen" vs "verleihen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verlegen" and "verleihen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verleihen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegen" and "verleihen" 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 #1,954,936 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.