Which to use
“loswerden” and “loszuwerden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,417
- “loswerden” frequency rank
- #15,149
- “loszuwerden” frequency rank
- 23566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loswerden | loszuwerden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich etwas entledigen/sich von etwas Unangenehmen oder jemandem befreien, mit dem man nichts mehr zu tun haben möchte | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs loswerden |
Where the eye mixes loswerden and loszuwerden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between loswerden and loszuwerden
A purely visual mix-up. loswerden ([ˈloːsˌveːɐ̯dn̩]) and loszuwerden ([ˈloːst͡suˌveːɐ̯dn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loswerden is recorded at frequency rank #8,417, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈloːsˌveːɐ̯dn̩]. loszuwerden is at rank #15,149, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈloːst͡suˌveːɐ̯dn̩].
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 23566, this pair ranks #1,859,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of loswerden vs loszuwerden
Shared letters: delnorsw. Private to "loswerden": -. Private to "loszuwerden": uz.
"loswerden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "loszuwerden" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loswerden ← lloswerden · losewrden · losswerden · loswedren · loswerdden · loswerdenn · loswerdne · losweredn
- loszuwerden ← lloszuwerden · losszuwerden · losuzwerden · loszuewrden · loszuwedren · loszuwerdden · loszuwerdenn · loszuwerdne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loswerden" for "loszuwerden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "loswerden" vs "loszuwerden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "loswerden" and "loszuwerden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loswerden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loszuwerden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,859,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,859,588 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.