Which to use
“verliere” and “verlieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,196
- “verliere” frequency rank
- #1,375
- “verlieren” frequency rank
- 13571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliere | verlieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlieren | etwas irgendwo hinlegen und es später nicht mehr wiederfinden |
Where the eye mixes verliere and verlieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verliere runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against verlieren's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verliere with verlieren
A purely visual mix-up. verliere ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə]) and verlieren ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verliere” sits inside “verlieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliere is recorded at frequency rank #12,196, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə]. verlieren is at rank #1,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən].
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 13571, this pair ranks #1,957,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verliere vs verlieren
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "verliere": -. Private to "verlieren": n.
"verliere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "verlieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verliere" and "verlieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verliere" or "verlieren" 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 "verliere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliere" and "verlieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verliere vs vorliege". 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 #1,957,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.