Which to use
“verlegten” is an adjective and “vorlegte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,970
- “verlegten” frequency rank
- #40,950
- “vorlegte” frequency rank
- 75920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlegten | vorlegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlegt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorlegen |
Where the eye mixes verlegten and vorlegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verlegten with vorlegte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlegten is [fɛɐ̯ˈleːktn̩] while vorlegte is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːktə]. 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 75920, 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]. vorlegte is at rank #40,950, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːktə].
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 75920, this pair ranks #296,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verlegten vs vorlegte
Shared letters: eglrtv. Private to "verlegten": n. Private to "vorlegte": o.
"verlegten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vorlegte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlegten" for "vorlegte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlegten" or "vorlegte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verlegten" and "vorlegte" 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 "vorlegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlegten" and "vorlegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorlegte vs vorliege". 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 #296,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.