Which to use
“verläuft” is a verb and “Verlust” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,663
- “verläuft” frequency rank
- #2,564
- “Verlust” frequency rank
- 8227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verläuft | Verlust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen | die Handlung des Verlierens |
Where the eye mixes verläuft and Verlust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verläuft runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against Verlust's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verläuft vs Verlust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verläuft is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft] while Verlust is [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verläuft is recorded at frequency rank #5,663, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯ft]. Verlust is at rank #2,564, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst].
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 8227, this pair ranks #1,985,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verläuft vs Verlust
Shared letters: elrtuv. Private to "verläuft": fä. Private to "Verlust": s.
"verläuft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "Verlust" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verlust ← evrlust · velrust · verllust · verlsut · verlusst · verlustt · verluts · verrlust
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verläuft" and "Verlust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verläuft" or "Verlust"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verläuft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verläuft" and "Verlust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verlust vs Verlustes". 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 #1,985,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.