Which to use
“Verlegung” and “Verleihung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,586
- “Verlegung” frequency rank
- #8,477
- “Verleihung” frequency rank
- 19063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlegung | Verleihung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fachgerechte Installation/Anbringung/Montage | zeitweise Überlassung |
Where the eye mixes Verlegung and Verleihung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Verlegung vs Verleihung
A purely visual mix-up. Verlegung ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ]) and Verleihung ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ʊŋ]) 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 19063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlegung is recorded at frequency rank #10,586, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ]. Verleihung is at rank #8,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ʊŋ].
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 19063, this pair ranks #1,912,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlegung vs Verleihung
Shared letters: eglnruv. Private to "Verlegung": -. Private to "Verleihung": hi.
"Verlegung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "Verleihung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verlegung ← evrlegung · velregung · verelgung · verleggung · verlegnug · verlegugn · verlegungg · verlegunng
- Verleihung ← evrleihung · velreihung · verelihung · verlehiung · verleihhung · verleihnug · verleihugn · verleihungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verlegung" and "Verleihung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Verlegung" vs "Verleihung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlegung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verleihung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlegung" and "Verleihung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verengung vs Verlegung". 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 #1,912,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.