Which to use
“verbotene” and “verlogene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,971
- “verbotene” frequency rank
- #46,369
- “verlogene” frequency rank
- 61340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbotene | verlogene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlogen |
Where the eye mixes verbotene and verlogene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verbotene vs verlogene
A purely visual mix-up. verbotene ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə]) and verlogene ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbotene is recorded at frequency rank #14,971, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə]. verlogene is at rank #46,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə].
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 61340, this pair ranks #753,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbotene vs verlogene
Shared letters: enorv. Private to "verbotene": bt. Private to "verlogene": gl.
"verbotene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "verlogene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbotene" and "verlogene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verbotene" vs "verlogene" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbotene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlogene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #753,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbotene" and "verlogene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogene vs verlorenes". 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 #753,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.