VerlegungvsVerleihungWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

9 ch
Verlegung
10 ch
Verleihung

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

  • Verlegungevrlegung · velregung · verelgung · verleggung · verlegnug · verlegugn · verlegungg · verlegunng
  • Verleihungevrleihung · velreihung · verelihung · verlehiung · verleihhung · verleihnug · verleihugn · verleihungg

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Verlegung" and "Verleihung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Verlegung" vs "Verleihung" - which ranks higher?
"Verleihung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,477 in our German list, against #10,586 for "Verlegung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list