Which to use
“verbotene” and “verlorene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,971
- “verbotene” frequency rank
- #10,005
- “verlorene” frequency rank
- 24976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbotene | verlorene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren |
Where the eye mixes verbotene and verlorene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verbotene with verlorene
A purely visual mix-up. verbotene ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə]) and verlorene ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə]) 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 24976, 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]. verlorene is at rank #10,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə].
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 24976, this pair ranks #1,839,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbotene vs verlorene
Shared letters: enorv. Private to "verbotene": bt. Private to "verlorene": l.
"verbotene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "verlorene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbotene" for "verlorene" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbotene" or "verlorene"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbotene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlorene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,839,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbotene" and "verlorene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbotene vs Vorboten". 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 #1,839,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.