Which to use
“verliebt” and “verliebten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,550
- “verliebt” frequency rank
- #32,343
- “verliebten” frequency rank
- 35893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliebt | verliebten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Liebe beseelt, sehr viel für jemanden empfindend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliebt |
Where the eye mixes verliebt and verliebten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verliebt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against verliebten's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verliebt with verliebten
A purely visual mix-up. verliebt ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːpt]) and verliebten ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verliebt” sits inside “verliebten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliebt is recorded at frequency rank #3,550, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːpt]. verliebten is at rank #32,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩].
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 35893, this pair ranks #1,628,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verliebt vs verliebten
Shared letters: beilrtv. Private to "verliebt": -. Private to "verliebten": n.
"verliebt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verliebten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verliebt ← evrliebt · velriebt · verilebt · verleibt · verlibet · verliebbt · verliebtt · verlietb
- verliebten ← evrliebten · velriebten · verilebten · verleibten · verlibeten · verliebbten · verliebetn · verliebtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verliebt" and "verliebten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verliebt" vs "verliebten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verliebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliebten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,628,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliebt" and "verliebten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhielten vs verliebten". 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 #1,628,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.