Which to use
“verflogen” and “verlosen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,863
- “verflogen” frequency rank
- #30,842
- “verlosen” frequency rank
- 68705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verflogen | verlosen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verfliegen | einen Preis austeilen, den diejenige Person gewinnt, die das richtige/gewinnende Los gezogen/erworben hat |
Where the eye mixes verflogen and verlosen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verflogen runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against verlosen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verflogen with verlosen
A purely visual mix-up. verflogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfloːɡn̩]) and verlosen ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verflogen is recorded at frequency rank #37,863, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfloːɡn̩]. verlosen is at rank #30,842, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩].
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 68705, this pair ranks #499,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verflogen vs verlosen
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verflogen": fg. Private to "verlosen": s.
"verflogen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "verlosen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verflogen" and "verlosen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verflogen" or "verlosen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verflogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlosen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #499,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verflogen" and "verlosen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verflogen vs verlogene". 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 #499,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.