Which to use
“verlieben” and “verliere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,993
- “verlieben” frequency rank
- #12,196
- “verliere” frequency rank
- 24189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlieben | verliere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | anfangen, für jemanden Liebe zu empfinden; etwas reizend, nett, schön finden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verlieben and verliere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verlieben vs verliere
A purely visual mix-up. verlieben ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːbn̩]) and verliere ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə]) 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 24189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlieben is recorded at frequency rank #11,993, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːbn̩]. verliere is at rank #12,196, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə].
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 24189, this pair ranks #1,851,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlieben vs verliere
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "verlieben": bn. Private to "verliere": -.
"verlieben" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verliere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlieben" and "verliere" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verlieben" or "verliere"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlieben" and "verliere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verliere vs vorliege". 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 #1,851,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.