VerlegungvsVerletzungWhich spelling fits?

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“Verlegung” and “Verletzung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,586
“Verlegung” frequency rank
#3,859
“Verletzung” frequency rank
14445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verlegung Verletzung
Definition fachgerechte Installation/Anbringung/Montage eine Beschädigung von Gewebe

Where the eye mixes Verlegung and Verletzung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verlegung runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against Verletzung's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Verlegung
10 ch
Verletzung

Look-alike desk: Verlegung vs Verletzung

A purely visual mix-up. Verlegung ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ]) and Verletzung ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sʊŋ]) 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 14445, 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]. Verletzung is at rank #3,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sʊŋ].

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 14445, this pair ranks #1,951,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Verlegung vs Verletzung

Shared letters: eglnruv. Private to "Verlegung": -. Private to "Verletzung": tz.

"Verlegung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC  ·  "Verletzung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verlegungevrlegung · velregung · verelgung · verleggung · verlegnug · verlegugn · verlegungg · verlegunng
  • Verletzungevrletzung · velretzung · vereltzung · verlettzung · verletuzng · verletznug · verletzugn · verletzungg

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Verlegung" and "Verletzung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Verlegung" or "Verletzung"?
"Verletzung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,859 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Verlegung" and "Verletzung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verlegung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verletzung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,951,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verlegung" and "Verletzung" 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 #1,951,173 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