Verlag

/\fɛɐ̯.ˈlaːk\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,586

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Verlag is aFrenchnoun. It means: Maison d’édition. Pronounced \fɛɐ̯.ˈlaːk\. Often confused with verra and versa.

Key facts for Verlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerlag
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛɐ̯.ˈlaːk\
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,586
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Verlag in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Verlag is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛɐ̯.ˈlaːk\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,586 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Verlag, with forms such as "evrlag", "velrag", and "veralg". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "verra", "versa", "verras", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is Verlag, spelled V-E-R-L-A-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maison d’édition.
  2. 2
    Grossiste, revendeur, marchand.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrlag,velrag,veralg,verlagg,verlga,verllag,verrlag,vrelag,vverlag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Verlag

Misspelling Variants of "Verlag"

evrlag6velrag6veralg6verlagg7verlga6verllag7verrlag7vrelag6
Misspelling Variants of "Verlag"

Frequency rank: #41,586 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verlag"?
"Verlag" is spelled V-E-R-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯.ˈlaːk\.
What does "Verlag" mean?
As a noun, "Verlag" means: Maison d’édition.
What words are commonly confused with "Verlag"?
"Verlag" is commonly confused with "verra", "versa", "verras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verlag" is \fɛɐ̯.ˈlaːk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verlag" come from?
"Verlag" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.