verlegtevsVerlusteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: verlegte is a adjective, Verluste is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verlegte” is an adjective and “Verluste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,380
“verlegte” frequency rank
#4,946
“Verluste” frequency rank
30326
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlegte Verluste
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verlust

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verlegte and Verluste apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
verlegte
8 ch
Verluste

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegte is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə] while Verluste is [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30326, 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]. Verluste is at rank #4,946, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstə].

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 30326, this pair ranks #1,750,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verlegte vs Verluste

Shared letters: elrtv. Private to "verlegte": g. Private to "Verluste": su.

"verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "Verluste" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegteevrlegte · velregte · verelgte · verleget · verleggte · verlegtte · verletge · verlgete
  • Verlusteevrluste · velruste · verlluste · verlsute · verluset · verlusste · verlustte · verlutse

Frequency comparison

verlegte#25,380
Verluste#4,946

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verlegte" and "Verluste" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verlegte" is an adjective and "Verluste" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verlegte" or "Verluste"?
"Verluste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,946 in our German list, against #25,380 for "verlegte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering verlegte vs Verluste

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “verlegte”; for a noun, it's “Verluste”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verlegte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list