verlegtvsverlegtenConfusable pair

Quick tell: verlegt is a verb, verlegten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verlegt” is a verb and “verlegten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,312
“verlegt” frequency rank
#34,970
“verlegten” frequency rank
39282
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlegt verlegten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlegen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt

Where the eye mixes verlegt and verlegten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlegt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verlegten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
verlegt
9 ch
verlegten

Visual trap between verlegt and verlegten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegt is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt] while verlegten is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verlegt” sits inside “verlegten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39282, 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]. verlegten is at rank #34,970, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩].

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 39282, this pair ranks #1,541,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verlegt vs verlegten

Shared letters: eglrtv. Private to "verlegt": -. Private to "verlegten": n.

"verlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegt ← evrlegt · velregt · verelgt · verleggt · verlegtt · verletg · verlget · verllegt
  • verlegten ← evrlegten · velregten · verelgten · verlegetn · verleggten · verlegtenn · verlegtne · verlegtten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verlegt" and "verlegten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verlegt" is a verb and "verlegten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "verlegt" or "verlegten" show up more?
"verlegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,312 in our German list, against #34,970 for "verlegten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "verlegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,541,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlegt" and "verlegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegten vs vorlegte". 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 #1,541,056 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list