Which to use
“verlieren” and “verziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,375
- “verlieren” frequency rank
- #20,118
- “verziehen” frequency rank
- 21493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlieren | verziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas irgendwo hinlegen und es später nicht mehr wiederfinden | aus der Form geraten |
Where the eye mixes verlieren and verziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlieren and verziehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verlieren vs verziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verlieren ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]) and verziehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]) 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 21493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlieren is recorded at frequency rank #1,375, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]. verziehen is at rank #20,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən].
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 21493, this pair ranks #1,885,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlieren vs verziehen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verlieren": l. Private to "verziehen": hz.
"verlieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlieren" and "verziehen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlieren" vs "verziehen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlieren" and "verziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlieren" and "verziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verziehen". 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 #1,885,626 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.