Which to use
“verlegen” and “verliefen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- #22,949
- “verliefen” frequency rank
- 29431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegen | verliefen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen |
Where the eye mixes verlegen and verliefen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verlegen with verliefen
A purely visual mix-up. verlegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩]) and verliefen ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːfn̩]) 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 29431, 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]. verliefen is at rank #22,949, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːfn̩].
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 29431, this pair ranks #1,766,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlegen vs verliefen
Shared letters: elnrv. Private to "verlegen": g. Private to "verliefen": fi.
"verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verliefen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlegen" for "verliefen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verlegen" or "verliefen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verlegen" and "verliefen" 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 "verliefen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,766,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegen" and "verliefen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verliefen vs vermiesen". 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 #1,766,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.