verlegtvsverwehtWhich spelling fits?

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

#4,312
“verlegt” frequency rank
#42,237
“verweht” frequency rank
46549
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlegt verweht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlegen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwehen

Where the eye mixes verlegt and verweht

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

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Look-alike desk: verlegt vs verweht

A purely visual mix-up. verlegt ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt]) and verweht ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːt]) 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 46549, 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]. verweht is at rank #42,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈveːt].

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 46549, this pair ranks #1,315,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verlegt vs verweht

Shared letters: ertv. Private to "verlegt": gl. Private to "verweht": hw.

"verlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "verweht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegtevrlegt · velregt · verelgt · verleggt · verlegtt · verletg · verlget · verllegt
  • verwehtevrweht · verewht · verrweht · verwehht · verwehtt · verweth · verwhet · verwweht

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verlegt" and "verweht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈveːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verlegt" vs "verweht" - which ranks higher?
"verlegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,312 in our German list, against #42,237 for "verweht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verlegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verweht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,315,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlegt" and "verweht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versieht vs verweht". 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 #1,315,254 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