Which to use
“verleihen” and “versehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,415
- “verleihen” frequency rank
- #2,566
- “versehen” frequency rank
- 9981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleihen | versehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas zeitweise jemandem überlassen | jemanden oder etwas mit etwas ausstatten |
Where the eye mixes verleihen and versehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verleihen vs versehen
A purely visual mix-up. verleihen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]) and versehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən]) 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 9981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verleihen is recorded at frequency rank #7,415, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]. versehen is at rank #2,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən].
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 9981, this pair ranks #1,977,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verleihen vs versehen
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verleihen": il. Private to "versehen": s.
"verleihen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "versehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verleihen" and "versehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verleihen" or "versehen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verleihen" and "versehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verleihen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleihen" and "versehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verleihen vs verzeihe". 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 #1,977,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.