Which to use
“verhören” and “verlosen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- #30,842
- “verlosen” frequency rank
- 73755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhören | verlosen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen | einen Preis austeilen, den diejenige Person gewinnt, die das richtige/gewinnende Los gezogen/erworben hat |
Where the eye mixes verhören and verlosen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verhören with verlosen
A purely visual mix-up. verhören ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73755, 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]. 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 73755, this pair ranks #351,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhören vs verlosen
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "verhören": hö. Private to "verlosen": los.
"verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlosen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlosen ← evrlosen · velrosen · verllosen · verloesn · verlosenn · verlosne · verlossen · verlsoen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhören" and "verlosen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verhören" vs "verlosen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "verlosen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhören" and "verlosen" 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 #351,771 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.