Which to use
“Verleger” is a noun and “verlegte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,004
- “Verleger” frequency rank
- #25,380
- “verlegte” frequency rank
- 35384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verleger | verlegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die einen Verlag betreibt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt |
Where the eye mixes Verleger and verlegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verleger (CVCCVCVC) and verlegte (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Verleger vs verlegte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verleger is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡɐ] while verlegte is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verleger is recorded at frequency rank #10,004, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡɐ]. verlegte is at rank #25,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə].
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 35384, this pair ranks #1,641,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verleger vs verlegte
Shared letters: eglrv. Private to "Verleger": -. Private to "verlegte": t.
"Verleger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verleger" for "verlegte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Verleger" vs "verlegte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Verleger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verleger" and "verlegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegte vs vorlegt". 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 #1,641,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.