Which to use
“verlegte” is an adjective and “vorlegt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,380
- “verlegte” frequency rank
- #41,565
- “vorlegt” frequency rank
- 66945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegte | vorlegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorlegen |
Where the eye mixes verlegte and vorlegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verlegte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against vorlegt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlegte and vorlegt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegte is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktə] while vorlegt is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːkt]. 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 66945, 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]. vorlegt is at rank #41,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːkt].
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 66945, this pair ranks #556,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlegte vs vorlegt
Shared letters: eglrtv. Private to "verlegte": -. Private to "vorlegt": o.
"verlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "vorlegt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlegte" and "vorlegt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlegte" vs "vorlegt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlegte" and "vorlegt" 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 "vorlegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #556,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegte" and "vorlegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorlegt vs vorliest". 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 #556,411 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.