Which to use
“verlieh” and “verliehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,867
- “verlieh” frequency rank
- #5,662
- “verliehen” frequency rank
- 22529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlieh | verliehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verleihen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verleihen |
Where the eye mixes verlieh and verliehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verlieh vs verliehen
A purely visual mix-up. verlieh ([fɛɐ̯ˈliː]) and verliehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verlieh” sits inside “verliehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlieh is recorded at frequency rank #16,867, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliː]. verliehen is at rank #5,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːən].
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 22529, this pair ranks #1,873,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlieh vs verliehen
Shared letters: ehilrv. Private to "verlieh": -. Private to "verliehen": n.
"verlieh" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verliehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlieh" and "verliehen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verlieh" or "verliehen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlieh" and "verliehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlieh vs verzieh". 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 #1,873,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.