verlegtvsverlostWhich spelling fits?

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“verlegt” and “verlost” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,312
“verlegt” frequency rank
#21,822
“verlost” frequency rank
26134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlegt verlost
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlegen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlosen

Where the eye mixes verlegt and verlost

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verlegt and verlost follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
verlegt
7 ch
verlost

Look-alike desk: verlegt vs verlost

A purely visual mix-up. verlegt ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt]) and verlost ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26134, 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]. verlost is at rank #21,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːst].

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 26134, this pair ranks #1,822,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verlegt vs verlost

Shared letters: elrtv. Private to "verlegt": g. Private to "verlost": os.

"verlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "verlost" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegt ← evrlegt · velregt · verelgt · verleggt · verlegtt · verletg · verlget · verllegt
  • verlost ← evrlost · velrost · verllost · verlosst · verlostt · verlots · verlsot · verolst

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verlegt" and "verlost" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈloːst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verlegt" vs "verlost" - which ranks higher?
"verlegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,312 in our German list, against #21,822 for "verlost". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "verlost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,822,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlegt" and "verlost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlost vs vertont". 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 #1,822,631 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