verlange

Name: verlange, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“verlange” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,584. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,584
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verlange · verlange · German

verlange · rank #16,584 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #16,584
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH verkürzen

Nearest frequency peer: verkürzen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Verkehrstei…

83,420
verkraften

83,419
verkürzen

83,418
verlange

83,417
verlass

83,416
verstreut

83,415

What this shows „verlange“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verlange vs Vorlage

63% similar

verlange vs verlangt

88% similar

verlange vs Vorgänge

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verlange
Property	Value
Headword	verlange
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#16,584
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verlange“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verlangeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#16,584

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verkürzen“ (#16,583), „verlass“ (#16,585), „verkraften“ (#16,582). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verlange“ bei #16,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verlange (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,584 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verlange, with forms such as "evrlange", "velrange", and "veralnge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorlage", "verlangt", "Vorgänge", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verlange, spelled V-E-R-L-A-N-G-E.

Definition

1
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen
2
1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen
3
3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen
4
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

evrlange
velrange
veralnge
verlagne
verlaneg
verlangge
verlannge
verllange
verlnage
verrlange
vrelange
vverlange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verlange - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "verlange"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verlange"?

"verlange" is spelled V-E-R-L-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə].

What does "verlange" mean?

As a verb, "verlange" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlangen

What words are commonly confused with "verlange"?

"verlange" is commonly confused with "Vorlage", "verlangt", "Vorgänge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "verlange"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verlange" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "verlange" come from?

"verlange" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verlange", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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