Which to use
“verlobt” is a verb and “Verlust” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,771
- “verlobt” frequency rank
- #2,564
- “Verlust” frequency rank
- 23335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlobt | Verlust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verloben | die Handlung des Verlierens |
Where the eye mixes verlobt and Verlust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verlobt and Verlust follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verlobt and Verlust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlobt is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːpt] while Verlust is [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23335, 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]. Verlust is at rank #2,564, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst].
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 23335, this pair ranks #1,862,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlobt vs Verlust
Shared letters: elrtv. Private to "verlobt": bo. Private to "Verlust": su.
"verlobt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Verlust" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlobt" and "Verlust" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verlobt" or "Verlust" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,862,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlobt" and "Verlust" 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 #1,862,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.