Which to use
“verlieben” and “verziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,993
- “verlieben” frequency rank
- #20,118
- “verziehen” frequency rank
- 32111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlieben | verziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | anfangen, für jemanden Liebe zu empfinden; etwas reizend, nett, schön finden | aus der Form geraten |
Where the eye mixes verlieben and verziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlieben and verziehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verlieben with verziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verlieben ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːbn̩]) and verziehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32111, 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]. verziehen is at rank #20,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən].
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 32111, this pair ranks #1,714,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlieben vs verziehen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verlieben": bl. Private to "verziehen": hz.
"verlieben" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlieben" and "verziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verlieben" or "verziehen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verlieben" and "verziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,714,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlieben" and "verziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verziehen". 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 #1,714,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.