Which to use
“verirrt” and “verliert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,175
- “verirrt” frequency rank
- #2,223
- “verliert” frequency rank
- 26398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verirrt | verliert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verirren | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verirrt and verliert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verirrt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against verliert's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verirrt vs verliert
A purely visual mix-up. verirrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁt]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verirrt is recorded at frequency rank #24,175, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁt]. 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 26398, this pair ranks #1,818,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verirrt vs verliert
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verirrt": -. Private to "verliert": l.
"verirrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "verliert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verirrt" for "verliert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verirrt" or "verliert" 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 "verirrt" 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 #1,818,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verirrt" and "verliert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verirrt vs verirrte". 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 #1,818,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.