Which to use
“Verlag” is a noun and “verra” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,586
- “Verlag” frequency rank
- #2,204
- “verra” frequency rank
- 43790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlag | verra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maison d’édition. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de voir. |
Where the eye mixes Verlag and verra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Verlag runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against verra's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Verlag with verra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlag is \fɛɐ̯.ˈlaːk\ while verra is \vɛ.ʁa\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlag is recorded at frequency rank #41,586, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛɐ̯.ˈlaːk\. verra is at rank #2,204, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɛ.ʁa\.
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 43790, this pair ranks #215,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verlag vs verra
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "Verlag": gl. Private to "verra": -.
"Verlag" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "verra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verlag" for "verra" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Verlag" or "verra" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlag" and "verra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verlag vs verlan". 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 #215,381 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.