Which to use
“verlegte” and “verlegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,380
- “verlegte” frequency rank
- #34,970
- “verlegten” frequency rank
- 60350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegte | verlegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt |
Where the eye mixes verlegte and verlegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlegte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verlegten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlegte and verlegten
A purely visual mix-up. verlegte ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]) and verlegten ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verlegte” sits inside “verlegten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlegte is recorded at frequency rank #25,380, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]. 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 60350, this pair ranks #790,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlegte vs verlegten
Shared letters: eglrtv. Private to "verlegte": -. Private to "verlegten": n.
"verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlegte" and "verlegten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlegte" vs "verlegten" - 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 "verlegte" 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 #790,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegte" 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 #790,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.