Which to use
“verliere” is a verb and “Verlierer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,196
- “verliere” frequency rank
- #7,416
- “Verlierer” frequency rank
- 19612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliere | Verlierer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlieren | Person oder Institution, welche in einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit unterlegen ist |
Where the eye mixes verliere and Verlierer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verliere runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against Verlierer's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verliere vs Verlierer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verliere is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə] while Verlierer is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verliere” sits inside “Verlierer”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19612, 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]. Verlierer is at rank #7,416, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁɐ].
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 19612, this pair ranks #1,906,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verliere vs Verlierer
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "verliere": -. Private to "Verlierer": -.
"verliere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "Verlierer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verliere" and "Verlierer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verliere" vs "Verlierer" - which ranks higher?
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 "Verlierer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliere" and "Verlierer" 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 #1,906,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.