Which to use
“verlegten” and “verliebten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,970
- “verlegten” frequency rank
- #32,343
- “verliebten” frequency rank
- 67313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegten | verliebten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliebt |
Where the eye mixes verlegten and verliebten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verlegten and verliebten
A purely visual mix-up. verlegten ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]) and verliebten ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67313, 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]. verliebten is at rank #32,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩].
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 67313, this pair ranks #544,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlegten vs verliebten
Shared letters: elnrtv. Private to "verlegten": g. Private to "verliebten": bi.
"verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verliebten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlegten ← evrlegten · velregten · verelgten · verlegetn · verleggten · verlegtenn · verlegtne · verlegtten
- verliebten ← evrliebten · velriebten · verilebten · verleibten · verlibeten · verliebbten · verliebetn · verliebtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlegten" for "verliebten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlegten" or "verliebten" show up more?
What to do next
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 "verliebten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #544,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegten" and "verliebten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhielten vs verliebten". 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 #544,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.