Which to use
“verlegt” is a verb and “verlegte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,312
- “verlegt” frequency rank
- #25,380
- “verlegte” frequency rank
- 29692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegt | verlegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlegen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt |
Where the eye mixes verlegt and verlegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verlegt vs verlegte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegt is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt] while verlegte is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verlegt” sits inside “verlegte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlegt is recorded at frequency rank #4,312, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt]. 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 29692, this pair ranks #1,762,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlegt vs verlegte
Shared letters: eglrtv. Private to "verlegt": -. Private to "verlegte": -.
"verlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlegt" and "verlegte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlegt" vs "verlegte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegt" 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 #1,762,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegt" 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 #1,762,047 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.