Which to use
“verlobt” is a verb and “verlobten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,771
- “verlobt” frequency rank
- #19,754
- “verlobten” frequency rank
- 40525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlobt | verlobten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verloben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlobt |
Where the eye mixes verlobt and verlobten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verlobt and verlobten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlobt is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːpt] while verlobten is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verlobt” sits inside “verlobten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlobt is recorded at frequency rank #20,771, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːpt]. verlobten is at rank #19,754, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩].
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 40525, this pair ranks #1,505,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlobt vs verlobten
Shared letters: belortv. Private to "verlobt": -. Private to "verlobten": n.
"verlobt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verlobten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlobt" for "verlobten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlobt" or "verlobten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlobt" and "verlobten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,505,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlobt" and "verlobten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlobt vs Verlobter". 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 #1,505,938 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.