Which to use
“verlassen” and “verlosen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #981
- “verlassen” frequency rank
- #30,842
- “verlosen” frequency rank
- 31823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlassen | verlosen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weggehen, sich entfernen | einen Preis austeilen, den diejenige Person gewinnt, die das richtige/gewinnende Los gezogen/erworben hat |
Where the eye mixes verlassen and verlosen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlassen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verlosen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlassen vs verlosen
A purely visual mix-up. verlassen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlassen is recorded at frequency rank #981, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]. 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 31823, this pair ranks #1,720,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlassen vs verlosen
Shared letters: elnrsv. Private to "verlassen": a. Private to "verlosen": o.
"verlassen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlosen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlassen" for "verlosen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verlassen" or "verlosen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlassen" and "verlosen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlassen" 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 #1,720,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlassen" and "verlosen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogene vs verlosen". 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 #1,720,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.