Which to use
“verlegte” is an adjective and “verleiten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,380
- “verlegte” frequency rank
- #28,451
- “verleiten” frequency rank
- 53831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegte | verleiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt | jemanden zu einer Handlung veranlassen, die er von sich aus nicht gemacht hätte |
Where the eye mixes verlegte and verleiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlegte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verleiten's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlegte vs verleiten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegte is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə] while verleiten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53831, 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]. verleiten is at rank #28,451, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩].
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 53831, this pair ranks #1,042,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlegte vs verleiten
Shared letters: elrtv. Private to "verlegte": g. Private to "verleiten": in.
"verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verleiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlegte" and "verleiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verlegte" or "verleiten" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verlegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verleiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,042,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegte" and "verleiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereiteln vs verleiten". 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 #1,042,622 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.