Which to use
“verliebten” and “verlinkten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,343
- “verliebten” frequency rank
- #16,033
- “verlinkten” frequency rank
- 48376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliebten | verlinkten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliebt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlinkt |
Where the eye mixes verliebten and verlinkten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verliebten (CVCCVVCCVC) and verlinkten (CVCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verliebten with verlinkten
A purely visual mix-up. verliebten ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩]) and verlinkten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩]) 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 48376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliebten is recorded at frequency rank #32,343, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩]. verlinkten is at rank #16,033, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋktn̩].
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 48376, this pair ranks #1,250,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verliebten vs verlinkten
Shared letters: eilnrtv. Private to "verliebten": b. Private to "verlinkten": k.
"verliebten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "verlinkten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verliebten ← evrliebten · velriebten · verilebten · verleibten · verlibeten · verliebbten · verliebetn · verliebtenn
- verlinkten ← evrlinkten · velrinkten · verilnkten · verliknten · verlinketn · verlinkkten · verlinktenn · verlinktne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verliebten" and "verlinkten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verliebten" or "verlinkten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verliebten" and "verlinkten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verliebten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlinkten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,250,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliebten" and "verlinkten" 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 #1,250,815 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.