Which to use
“verlegen” is a verb and “verlogen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,482
- “verlegen” frequency rank
- #34,438
- “verlogen” frequency rank
- 40920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegen | verlogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Sache an einem Ort ablegen, an den man sich später nicht mehr erinnern kann (meist im Nachhinein benutzt: verlegt haben) | Unwahres vortäuschend, unecht |
Where the eye mixes verlegen and verlogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlegen and verlogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verlegen with verlogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegen is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩] while verlogen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “verlegen” becomes o in “verlogen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40920, 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]. verlogen is at rank #34,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩].
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 40920, this pair ranks #1,494,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlegen vs verlogen
Shared letters: eglnrv. Private to "verlegen": -. Private to "verlogen": o.
"verlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlegen" and "verlogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verlegen" or "verlogen" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "verlogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,494,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegen" and "verlogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogen 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 #1,494,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.