Which to use
“Verlobte” is a noun and “verlobten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,194
- “Verlobte” frequency rank
- #19,754
- “verlobten” frequency rank
- 41948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlobte | verlobten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist junge Frau, die ihrem Freund oder ihrem Partner ein Eheversprechen gegeben hat | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlobt |
Where the eye mixes Verlobte and verlobten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verlobte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verlobten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Verlobte with verlobten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlobte is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptə] while verlobten is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Verlobte” sits inside “verlobten”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlobte is recorded at frequency rank #22,194, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptə]. 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 41948, this pair ranks #1,464,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verlobte vs verlobten
Shared letters: belortv. Private to "Verlobte": -. Private to "verlobten": n.
"Verlobte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verlobten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verlobte" and "verlobten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Verlobte" or "verlobten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Verlobte" and "verlobten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlobte" 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 #1,464,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlobte" and "verlobten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verlobte 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 #1,464,200 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.