Which to use
“verlobten” and “verlogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,754
- “verlobten” frequency rank
- #34,438
- “verlogen” frequency rank
- 54192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlobten | verlogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlobt | Unwahres vortäuschend, unecht |
Where the eye mixes verlobten and verlogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlobten runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verlogen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verlobten with verlogen
A purely visual mix-up. verlobten ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩]) and verlogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩]) 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 54192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlobten is recorded at frequency rank #19,754, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩]. verlogen is at rank #34,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩].
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 54192, this pair ranks #1,028,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlobten vs verlogen
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verlobten": bt. Private to "verlogen": g.
"verlobten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlobten" for "verlogen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verlobten" vs "verlogen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlobten" and "verlogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,028,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlobten" and "verlogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogen vs verlogene". 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 #1,028,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.