Which to use
“verhören” and “verloren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- #739
- “verloren” frequency rank
- 43652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhören | verloren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verhören and verloren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhören and verloren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verhören with verloren
A purely visual mix-up. verhören ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]) and verloren ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]) 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 43652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhören is recorded at frequency rank #42,913, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]. verloren is at rank #739, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən].
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 43652, this pair ranks #1,411,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhören vs verloren
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "verhören": hö. Private to "verloren": lo.
"verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verloren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verloren ← evrloren · velroren · verlloren · verloern · verlorenn · verlorne · verlorren · verlroen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhören" for "verloren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhören" vs "verloren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verloren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,411,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhören" and "verloren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhören vs verworren". 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 #1,411,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.