Which to use
“verliefen” and “vermieten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,949
- “verliefen” frequency rank
- #11,775
- “vermieten” frequency rank
- 34724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliefen | vermieten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verlaufen | etwas gegen Bezahlung für eine bestimmte Zeit zur Benutzung überlassen |
Where the eye mixes verliefen and vermieten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verliefen and vermieten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verliefen with vermieten
A purely visual mix-up. verliefen ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːfn̩]) and vermieten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩]) 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 34724, 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]. vermieten is at rank #11,775, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩].
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 34724, this pair ranks #1,656,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verliefen vs vermieten
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verliefen": fl. Private to "vermieten": mt.
"verliefen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vermieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verliefen" and "vermieten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verliefen" or "vermieten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verliefen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermieten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,656,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliefen" and "vermieten" 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 #1,656,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.