Which to use
“verlegte” and “verliebte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,380
- “verlegte” frequency rank
- #20,110
- “verliebte” frequency rank
- 45490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegte | verliebte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliebt |
Where the eye mixes verlegte and verliebte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlegte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verliebte's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verlegte with verliebte
A purely visual mix-up. verlegte ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]) and verliebte ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːptə]) 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 45490, 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]. verliebte is at rank #20,110, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːptə].
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 45490, this pair ranks #1,351,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlegte vs verliebte
Shared letters: elrtv. Private to "verlegte": g. Private to "verliebte": bi.
"verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verliebte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlegte" and "verliebte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlegte" vs "verliebte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlegte" and "verliebte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliebte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,351,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegte" and "verliebte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegte vs vorlegt". 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 #1,351,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.