Which to use
“verschlagen” is an adjective and “Vorschläge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,002
- “verschlagen” frequency rank
- #3,627
- “Vorschläge” frequency rank
- 31629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschlagen | Vorschläge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf geschickte und verdeckte Art und Weise eigennützig | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vorschlag |
Where the eye mixes verschlagen and Vorschläge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verschlagen runs 11 letters (CVCCCCCVCVC) against Vorschläge's 10 (CVCCCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verschlagen vs Vorschläge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschlagen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩] while Vorschläge is [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlɛːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschlagen is recorded at frequency rank #28,002, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩]. Vorschläge is at rank #3,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlɛːɡə].
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 31629, this pair ranks #1,724,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschlagen vs Vorschläge
Shared letters: ceghlrsv. Private to "verschlagen": an. Private to "Vorschläge": oä.
"verschlagen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVC · "Vorschläge" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschlagen ← evrschlagen · vercshlagen · verrschlagen · verscchlagen · verschalgen · verschhlagen · verschlaegn · verschlagenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschlagen" and "Vorschläge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verschlagen" or "Vorschläge"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verschlagen" and "Vorschläge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschlagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorschläge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,724,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschlagen" and "Vorschläge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschlagen vs verschlingen". 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 #1,724,295 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.