Which to use
“verbotenes” and “verlorenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,222
- “verbotenes” frequency rank
- #40,927
- “verlorenes” frequency rank
- 83149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbotenes | verlorenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren |
Where the eye mixes verbotenes and verlorenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbotenes and verlorenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbotenes and verlorenes
A purely visual mix-up. verbotenes ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənəs]) and verlorenes ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənəs]) 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 83149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbotenes is recorded at frequency rank #42,222, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənəs]. verlorenes is at rank #40,927, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənəs].
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 83149, this pair ranks #144,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbotenes vs verlorenes
Shared letters: enorsv. Private to "verbotenes": bt. Private to "verlorenes": l.
"verbotenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "verlorenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbotenes ← evrbotenes · vebrotenes · verbbotenes · verboetnes · verboteens · verboteness · verbotennes · verbotense
- verlorenes ← evrlorenes · velrorenes · verllorenes · verloernes · verloreens · verloreness · verlorennes · verlorense
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbotenes" for "verlorenes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbotenes" or "verlorenes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbotenes" and "verlorenes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbotenes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlorenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbotenes" and "verlorenes" 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 #144,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.