Which to use
“verlobt” and “verlost” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,771
- “verlobt” frequency rank
- #21,822
- “verlost” frequency rank
- 42593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlobt | verlost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verloben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlosen |
Where the eye mixes verlobt and verlost
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verlobt and verlost follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verlobt vs verlost
A purely visual mix-up. verlobt ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːpt]) and verlost ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːst]) 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 a single letter - b in “verlobt” becomes s in “verlost”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42593, 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]. verlost is at rank #21,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːst].
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 42593, this pair ranks #1,444,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlobt vs verlost
Shared letters: elortv. Private to "verlobt": b. Private to "verlost": s.
"verlobt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verlost" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlobt" and "verlost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verlobt" or "verlost"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,444,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlobt" and "verlost" 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 #1,444,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.