Which to use
“verlegten” and “verlobten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,970
- “verlegten” frequency rank
- #19,754
- “verlobten” frequency rank
- 54724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegten | verlobten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlobt |
Where the eye mixes verlegten and verlobten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verlegten and verlobten
A purely visual mix-up. verlegten ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩]) and verlobten ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩]) 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 54724, 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]. verlobten is at rank #19,754, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩].
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 54724, this pair ranks #1,007,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlegten vs verlobten
Shared letters: elnrtv. Private to "verlegten": g. Private to "verlobten": bo.
"verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlobten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlegten" and "verlobten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlegten" vs "verlobten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlegten" and "verlobten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlegten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,007,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegten" and "verlobten" 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 #1,007,603 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.