Which to use
“verliefen” and “verliere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,949
- “verliefen” frequency rank
- #12,196
- “verliere” frequency rank
- 35145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliefen | verliere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verliefen and verliere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verliefen vs verliere
A purely visual mix-up. verliefen ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːfn̩]) 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 35145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliefen is recorded at frequency rank #22,949, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːfn̩]. 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 35145, this pair ranks #1,646,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verliefen vs verliere
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "verliefen": fn. Private to "verliere": -.
"verliefen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verliere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verliefen" 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 #1,646,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliefen" and "verliere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verliefen vs vermiesen". 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 #1,646,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.