Which to use
“verliehen” is a verb and “verliehenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,662
- “verliehen” frequency rank
- #42,230
- “verliehenen” frequency rank
- 47892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliehen | verliehenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verleihen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliehen |
Where the eye mixes verliehen and verliehenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verliehen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against verliehenen's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verliehen and verliehenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verliehen is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːən] while verliehenen is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verliehen” sits inside “verliehenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliehen is recorded at frequency rank #5,662, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːən]. verliehenen is at rank #42,230, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːənən].
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 47892, this pair ranks #1,268,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verliehen vs verliehenen
Shared letters: ehilnrv. Private to "verliehen": -. Private to "verliehenen": -.
"verliehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verliehenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verliehen ← evrliehen · velriehen · verilehen · verlieehn · verliehenn · verliehhen · verliehne · verliheen
- verliehenen ← evrliehenen · velriehenen · verilehenen · verleihenen · verlieehnen · verlieheenn · verliehenenn · verliehenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verliehen" and "verliehenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verliehen" or "verliehenen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verliehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliehenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,268,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliehen" and "verliehenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verliehenen vs versehenen". 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 #1,268,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.