Which to use
“verliebt” is an adjective and “verzieht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,550
- “verliebt” frequency rank
- #36,100
- “verzieht” frequency rank
- 39650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliebt | verzieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Liebe beseelt, sehr viel für jemanden empfindend | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes verliebt and verzieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verliebt and verzieht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verliebt and verzieht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verliebt is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːpt] while verzieht is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39650, 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]. verzieht is at rank #36,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt].
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 39650, this pair ranks #1,530,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verliebt vs verzieht
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verliebt": bl. Private to "verzieht": hz.
"verliebt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verzieht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verliebt" for "verzieht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verliebt" or "verzieht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verliebt" and "verzieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verliebt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,530,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliebt" and "verzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verzieht". 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 #1,530,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.