Which to use
“verlieh” and “verriet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,867
- “verlieh” frequency rank
- #19,756
- “verriet” frequency rank
- 36623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlieh | verriet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verleihen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verraten |
Where the eye mixes verlieh and verriet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verlieh and verriet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verlieh vs verriet
A purely visual mix-up. verlieh ([fɛɐ̯ˈliː]) and verriet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːt]) 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 36623, 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]. verriet is at rank #19,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːt].
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 36623, this pair ranks #1,610,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlieh vs verriet
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "verlieh": hl. Private to "verriet": t.
"verlieh" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verriet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlieh" and "verriet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verlieh" or "verriet"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verriet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,610,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlieh" and "verriet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verriet 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 #1,610,847 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.