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“verliehenen” and “versehenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,230
- “verliehenen” frequency rank
- #31,345
- “versehenen” frequency rank
- 73575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliehenen | versehenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliehen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs versehen |
Where the eye mixes verliehenen and versehenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verliehenen vs versehenen
A purely visual mix-up. verliehenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːənən]) and versehenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈzeːənən]) 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 73575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliehenen is recorded at frequency rank #42,230, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːənən]. versehenen is at rank #31,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːənən].
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 73575, this pair ranks #356,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verliehenen vs versehenen
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verliehenen": il. Private to "versehenen": s.
"verliehenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC · "versehenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verliehenen ← evrliehenen · velriehenen · verilehenen · verleihenen · verlieehnen · verlieheenn · verliehenenn · verliehenne
- versehenen ← evrsehenen · vereshenen · verrsehenen · verseehnen · verseheenn · versehenenn · versehennen · versehhenen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verliehenen" and "versehenen" be used interchangeably?
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- Full dictionary entry for "verliehenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versehenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliehenen" and "versehenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschonen 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 #356,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.