verlesen
[fɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]
The verdict
“verlesen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,753 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #19,753
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Fehler beim Lesen machen; etwas falsch lesen; ein oder mehrere Worte beim Lesen verwechseln
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verlesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,753 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verlesen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verlesen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,753 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verlesen, with forms such as "evrlesen", "velresen", and "verelsen". 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, "Versen", "verloren", "versehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verlesen, spelled V-E-R-L-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Fehler beim Lesen machen; etwas falsch lesen; ein oder mehrere Worte beim Lesen verwechseln
- 2jemandem etwas verkünden oder laut vorlesen, das irgendwo geschrieben steht
- 3genau untersuchen und nicht Zugehöriges aussondern
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrlesen,velresen,verelsen,verleesn,verlesenn,verlesne,verlessen,verllesen,verlseen,verrlesen,vrelesen,vverlesen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verlesen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “verlesen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-L-E-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Versen” - see the side-by-side comparison. verlesen vs Versen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.