Which to use
“verlogen” is an adjective and “verzogen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,438
- “verlogen” frequency rank
- #27,555
- “verzogen” frequency rank
- 61993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlogen | verzogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unwahres vortäuschend, unecht | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verziehen |
Where the eye mixes verlogen and verzogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlogen and verzogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verlogen and verzogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlogen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩] while verzogen is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “verlogen” becomes z in “verzogen”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlogen is recorded at frequency rank #34,438, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩]. verzogen is at rank #27,555, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːɡn̩].
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 61993, this pair ranks #729,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlogen vs verzogen
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "verlogen": l. Private to "verzogen": z.
"verlogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verzogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlogen" and "verzogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verlogen" or "verzogen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #729,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlogen" and "verzogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogen vs verlogene". 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 #729,212 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.