Which to use
“verlobten” is an adjective and “verlosen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,754
- “verlobten” frequency rank
- #30,842
- “verlosen” frequency rank
- 50596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlobten | verlosen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlobt | einen Preis austeilen, den diejenige Person gewinnt, die das richtige/gewinnende Los gezogen/erworben hat |
Where the eye mixes verlobten and verlosen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlobten runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verlosen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlobten and verlosen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlobten is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩] while verlosen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50596, 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]. verlosen is at rank #30,842, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩].
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 50596, this pair ranks #1,167,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlobten vs verlosen
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verlobten": bt. Private to "verlosen": s.
"verlobten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlosen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlobten" and "verlosen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlobten" vs "verlosen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlosen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,167,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlobten" and "verlosen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogene vs verlosen". 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 #1,167,686 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.