Which to use
“verhielt” and “verliert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,357
- “verhielt” frequency rank
- #2,223
- “verliert” frequency rank
- 32580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhielt | verliert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verhielt and verliert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verhielt with verliert
A purely visual mix-up. verhielt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]) and verliert ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːɐ̯t]) 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 32580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhielt is recorded at frequency rank #30,357, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]. verliert is at rank #2,223, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːɐ̯t].
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 32580, this pair ranks #1,704,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhielt vs verliert
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verhielt": h. Private to "verliert": -.
"verhielt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verliert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhielt" and "verliert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verhielt" or "verliert" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhielt" and "verliert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhielt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhielt" and "verliert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhielt vs verhielten". 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 #1,704,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.