Which to use
“verlief” and “verliere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,125
- “verlief” frequency rank
- #12,196
- “verliere” frequency rank
- 19321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlief | verliere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verlief and verliere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verlief with verliere
A purely visual mix-up. verlief ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːf]) and verliere ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə]) 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 19321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlief is recorded at frequency rank #7,125, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːf]. verliere is at rank #12,196, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə].
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 19321, this pair ranks #1,909,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlief vs verliere
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "verlief": f. Private to "verliere": -.
"verlief" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verliere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlief" and "verliere" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verlief" or "verliere"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verlief" and "verliere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlief" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlief" and "verliere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verliere vs vorliege". 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 #1,909,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.