Which to use
“verhört” and “verlor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,174
- “verhört” frequency rank
- #2,749
- “verlor” frequency rank
- 26923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhört | verlor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhören | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verhört and verlor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. verhört runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verlor's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verhört with verlor
A purely visual mix-up. verhört ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]) and verlor ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɐ̯]) 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 26923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhört is recorded at frequency rank #24,174, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]. verlor is at rank #2,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɐ̯].
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 26923, this pair ranks #1,810,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhört vs verlor
Shared letters: erv. Private to "verhört": htö. Private to "verlor": lo.
"verhört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verlor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlor ← evrlor · velror · verllor · verlorr · verlro · verolr · verrlor · vrelor
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhört" and "verlor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verhört" or "verlor"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhört" and "verlor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,810,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhört" and "verlor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhören vs verhört". 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 #1,810,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.