Which to use
“verliebte” and “verliebten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,110
- “verliebte” frequency rank
- #32,343
- “verliebten” frequency rank
- 52453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliebte | verliebten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliebt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliebt |
Where the eye mixes verliebte and verliebten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verliebte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) 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 verliebte with verliebten
A purely visual mix-up. verliebte ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːptə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verliebte” sits inside “verliebten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliebte is recorded at frequency rank #20,110, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːptə]. 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 52453, this pair ranks #1,096,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verliebte vs verliebten
Shared letters: beilrtv. Private to "verliebte": -. Private to "verliebten": n.
"verliebte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "verliebten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verliebte ← evrliebte · velriebte · verilebte · verleibte · verlibete · verliebbte · verliebet · verliebtte
- verliebten ← evrliebten · velriebten · verilebten · verleibten · verlibeten · verliebbten · verliebetn · verliebtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verliebte" 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 #1,096,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliebte" 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 #1,096,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.