Which to use
“verliebten” and “verlobten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,343
- “verliebten” frequency rank
- #19,754
- “verlobten” frequency rank
- 52097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliebten | verlobten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliebt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlobt |
Where the eye mixes verliebten and verlobten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verliebten runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against verlobten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verliebten and verlobten
A purely visual mix-up. verliebten ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩]) and verlobten ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52097, 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]. verlobten is at rank #19,754, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩].
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 52097, this pair ranks #1,110,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verliebten vs verlobten
Shared letters: belnrtv. Private to "verliebten": i. Private to "verlobten": o.
"verliebten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "verlobten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verliebten ← evrliebten · velriebten · verilebten · verleibten · verlibeten · verliebbten · verliebetn · verliebtenn
- verlobten ← evrlobten · velrobten · verlboten · verllobten · verlobbten · verlobetn · verlobtenn · verlobtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verliebten" and "verlobten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verliebten" vs "verlobten" - 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 "verliebten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,110,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliebten" and "verlobten" 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 #1,110,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.