Which to use
“verbotenen” and “verlorenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,858
- “verbotenen” frequency rank
- #9,829
- “verlorenen” frequency rank
- 26687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbotenen | verlorenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren |
Where the eye mixes verbotenen and verlorenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbotenen and verlorenen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbotenen and verlorenen
A purely visual mix-up. verbotenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənən]) and verlorenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənən]) 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 26687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbotenen is recorded at frequency rank #16,858, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənən]. verlorenen is at rank #9,829, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənən].
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 26687, this pair ranks #1,814,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbotenen vs verlorenen
Shared letters: enorv. Private to "verbotenen": bt. Private to "verlorenen": l.
"verbotenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "verlorenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbotenen ← evrbotenen · vebrotenen · verbbotenen · verboetnen · verboteenn · verbotenenn · verbotennen · verbotneen
- verlorenen ← evrlorenen · velrorenen · verllorenen · verloernen · verloreenn · verlorenenn · verlorenne · verlorennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbotenen" and "verlorenen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbotenen" vs "verlorenen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbotenen" and "verlorenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbotenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlorenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbotenen" and "verlorenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbotenen vs verbotenes". 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 #1,814,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.