VerlegungvsVerpflegungTell them apart

Which to use

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

#10,586
“Verlegung” frequency rank
#12,410
“Verpflegung” frequency rank
22996
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verlegung Verpflegung
Definition fachgerechte Installation/Anbringung/Montage Vorgang respektive Handlung, jemanden mit Essen und Trinken zu versorgen

Where the eye mixes Verlegung and Verpflegung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Verlegung runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against Verpflegung's 11 (CVCCCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Verlegung
11 ch
Verpflegung

Look-alike desk: Verlegung vs Verpflegung

A purely visual mix-up. Verlegung ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ]) and Verpflegung ([fɛɐ̯ˈp͡fleːɡʊŋ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22996, 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]. Verpflegung is at rank #12,410, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡fleːɡʊŋ].

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 22996, this pair ranks #1,867,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Verlegung vs Verpflegung

Shared letters: eglnruv. Private to "Verlegung": -. Private to "Verpflegung": fp.

"Verlegung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC  ·  "Verpflegung" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verlegungevrlegung · velregung · verelgung · verleggung · verlegnug · verlegugn · verlegungg · verlegunng
  • Verpflegungevrpflegung · veprflegung · verfplegung · verpfelgung · verpfflegung · verpfleggung · verpflegnug · verpflegugn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Verlegung" and "Verpflegung" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡʊŋ] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈp͡fleːɡʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Verlegung" or "Verpflegung"?
"Verlegung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,586 in our German list, against #12,410 for "Verpflegung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Verlegung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verpflegung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,867,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verlegung" and "Verpflegung" 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 #1,867,063 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