Which to use
“verliert” and “verriet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,223
- “verliert” frequency rank
- #19,756
- “verriet” frequency rank
- 21979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verliert | verriet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs verlieren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verraten |
Where the eye mixes verliert and verriet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verliert runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against verriet's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verliert with verriet
A purely visual mix-up. verliert ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːɐ̯t]) and verriet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːt]) 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 21979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verliert is recorded at frequency rank #2,223, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːɐ̯t]. verriet is at rank #19,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁiːt].
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 21979, this pair ranks #1,879,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verliert vs verriet
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verliert": l. Private to "verriet": -.
"verliert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verriet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verliert" and "verriet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verliert" vs "verriet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verliert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verriet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verliert" and "verriet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verriet 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 #1,879,833 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.