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“verlier” and “vermied” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,490
- “verlier” frequency rank
- #43,591
- “vermied” frequency rank
- 82081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlier | vermied |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlieren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vermeiden |
Where the eye mixes verlier and vermied
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verlier and vermied follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verlier vs vermied
A purely visual mix-up. verlier ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːɐ̯]) and vermied ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːt]) 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 82081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlier is recorded at frequency rank #38,490, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːɐ̯]. vermied is at rank #43,591, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːt].
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 82081, this pair ranks #163,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verlier vs vermied
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "verlier": l. Private to "vermied": dm.
"verlier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "vermied" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlier" and "vermied" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verlier" or "vermied" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlier" and "vermied" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermied" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlier" and "vermied" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermied 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 #163,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.