verlegtevsversagteWhich spelling fits?

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

#25,380
“verlegte” frequency rank
#34,442
“versagte” frequency rank
59822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlegte versagte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt

Where the eye mixes verlegte and versagte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

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verlegte
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versagte

Visual trap between verlegte and versagte

A purely visual mix-up. verlegte ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə]) and versagte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59822, 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]. versagte is at rank #34,442, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə].

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 59822, this pair ranks #810,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verlegte vs versagte

Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "verlegte": l. Private to "versagte": as.

"verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "versagte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegteevrlegte · velregte · verelgte · verleget · verleggte · verlegtte · verletge · verlgete
  • versagteevrsagte · verasgte · verrsagte · versaget · versaggte · versagtte · versatge · versgate

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verlegte" for "versagte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verlegte" or "versagte"?
"verlegte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,380 in our German list, against #34,442 for "versagte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verlegte" and "versagte" 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 "versagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #810,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlegte" and "versagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versagte vs versäumte". 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 #810,011 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