Which to use
“verleugnen” and “verleugnet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,218
- “verleugnen” frequency rank
- #44,330
- “verleugnet” frequency rank
- 70548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleugnen | verleugnet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | absichtlich sich nicht zu einem tatsächlichen Sachverhalt bekennen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleugnen |
Where the eye mixes verleugnen and verleugnet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verleugnen and verleugnet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verleugnen vs verleugnet
A purely visual mix-up. verleugnen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən]) and verleugnet ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnət]) 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 a single letter - n in “verleugnen” becomes t in “verleugnet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verleugnen is recorded at frequency rank #26,218, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnən]. verleugnet is at rank #44,330, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnət].
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 70548, this pair ranks #442,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verleugnen vs verleugnet
Shared letters: eglnruv. Private to "verleugnen": -. Private to "verleugnet": t.
"verleugnen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "verleugnet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verleugnen ← evrleugnen · velreugnen · verelugnen · verlegunen · verleugenn · verleuggnen · verleugnenn · verleugnne
- verleugnet ← evrleugnet · velreugnet · verelugnet · verlegunet · verleugent · verleuggnet · verleugnett · verleugnnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verleugnen" and "verleugnet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verleugnen" or "verleugnet" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verleugnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verleugnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #442,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleugnen" and "verleugnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlegten vs verleugnen". 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 #442,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.