Which to use
“verlobten” is an adjective and “Verlusten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,754
- “verlobten” frequency rank
- #15,778
- “Verlusten” frequency rank
- 35532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlobten | Verlusten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlobt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlust |
Where the eye mixes verlobten and Verlusten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlobten and Verlusten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verlobten and Verlusten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlobten is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːptn̩] while Verlusten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35532, 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]. Verlusten is at rank #15,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩].
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 35532, this pair ranks #1,637,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlobten vs Verlusten
Shared letters: elnrtv. Private to "verlobten": bo. Private to "Verlusten": su.
"verlobten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Verlusten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlobten" and "Verlusten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlobten" vs "Verlusten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlobten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlusten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,637,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlobten" and "Verlusten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlobten vs verrotten". 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 #1,637,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.