Which to use
“Verlegung” and “Verlosung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,586
- “Verlegung” frequency rank
- #21,823
- “Verlosung” frequency rank
- 32409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlegung | Verlosung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fachgerechte Installation/Anbringung/Montage | Verfahren, bei dem festgestellt wird, auf welche Lose welche Gewinne entfallen |
Where the eye mixes Verlegung and Verlosung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verlegung and Verlosung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Verlegung with Verlosung
A purely visual mix-up. Verlegung ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ]) and Verlosung ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːzʊŋ]) 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 32409, 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]. Verlosung is at rank #21,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːzʊŋ].
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 32409, this pair ranks #1,708,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlegung vs Verlosung
Shared letters: eglnruv. Private to "Verlegung": -. Private to "Verlosung": os.
"Verlegung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "Verlosung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verlegung" for "Verlosung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Verlegung" vs "Verlosung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlegung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlosung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,708,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlegung" and "Verlosung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verkostung vs Verlosung". 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 #1,708,202 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.