Which to use
“verleihen” and “verliehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,415
- “verleihen” frequency rank
- #5,662
- “verliehen” frequency rank
- 13077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleihen | verliehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas zeitweise jemandem überlassen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verleihen |
Where the eye mixes verleihen and verliehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verleihen vs verliehen
A purely visual mix-up. verleihen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]) and verliehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verleihen is recorded at frequency rank #7,415, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]. verliehen is at rank #5,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːən].
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 13077, this pair ranks #1,960,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verleihen vs verliehen
Shared letters: ehilnrv. Private to "verleihen": -. Private to "verliehen": -.
"verleihen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verliehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verleihen" and "verliehen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verleihen" vs "verliehen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verleihen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleihen" and "verliehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verliehen vs vermiesen". 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 #1,960,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.