verlegtvsvorliegtTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,312
“verlegt” frequency rank
#6,255
“vorliegt” frequency rank
10567
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlegt vorliegt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlegen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vorliegen

Where the eye mixes verlegt and vorliegt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verlegt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against vorliegt's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
verlegt
8 ch
vorliegt

Why the eye confuses verlegt with vorliegt

A purely visual mix-up. verlegt ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt]) and vorliegt ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10567, 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]. vorliegt is at rank #6,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt].

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 10567, this pair ranks #1,974,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verlegt vs vorliegt

Shared letters: eglrtv. Private to "verlegt": -. Private to "vorliegt": io.

"verlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "vorliegt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegtevrlegt · velregt · verelgt · verleggt · verlegtt · verletg · verlget · verllegt
  • vorliegtovrliegt · volriegt · vorilegt · vorleigt · vorlieggt · vorliegtt · vorlietg · vorliget

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verlegt" and "vorliegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːkt] versus [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verlegt" vs "vorliegt" - which ranks higher?
"verlegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,312 in our German list, against #6,255 for "vorliegt". 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 "vorliegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,974,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlegt" and "vorliegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorliegt vs vorliest". 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 #1,974,509 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