Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlegte" for "versagte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verlegte" or "versagte"?
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.