verlegtenvsverleitetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: verlegten is a adjective, verleitet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verlegten” is an adjective and “verleitet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,970
“verlegten” frequency rank
#28,001
“verleitet” frequency rank
62971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlegten verleitet
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleiten

Where the eye mixes verlegten and verleitet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlegten (CVCCVCCVC) and verleitet (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
verlegten
9 ch
verleitet

Why the eye confuses verlegten with verleitet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegten is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩] while verleitet is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verlegten is recorded at frequency rank #34,970, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]. verleitet is at rank #28,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət].

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 62971, this pair ranks #693,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verlegten vs verleitet

Shared letters: elrtv. Private to "verlegten": gn. Private to "verleitet": i.

"verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "verleitet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlegtenevrlegten · velregten · verelgten · verlegetn · verleggten · verlegtenn · verlegtne · verlegtten
  • verleitetevrleitet · velreitet · verelitet · verleiett · verleitett · verleitte · verleittet · verletiet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verlegten" and "verleitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verlegten" is an adjective and "verleitet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verlegten" or "verleitet"?
"verleitet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,001 in our German list, against #34,970 for "verlegten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verlegten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verleitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #693,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlegten" and "verleitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegten vs vorlegte". 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 #693,470 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