Which to use
“verlieh” and “verliert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,867
- “verlieh” frequency rank
- #2,223
- “verliert” frequency rank
- 19090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlieh | verliert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verleihen | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verlieh and verliert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verlieh with verliert
A purely visual mix-up. verlieh ([fɛɐ̯ˈliː]) and verliert ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːɐ̯t]) 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 19090, 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]. verliert is at rank #2,223, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːɐ̯t].
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 19090, this pair ranks #1,911,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlieh vs verliert
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "verlieh": h. Private to "verliert": t.
"verlieh" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verliert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlieh" and "verliert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verlieh" or "verliert"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlieh" and "verliert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlieh" and "verliert" 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 #1,911,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.