Which to use
“Verlobung” and “Verlosung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,115
- “Verlobung” frequency rank
- #21,823
- “Verlosung” frequency rank
- 42938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlobung | Verlosung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Versprechen, eine Person (den Verlobten beziehungsweise die Verlobte) zu heiraten | Verfahren, bei dem festgestellt wird, auf welche Lose welche Gewinne entfallen |
Where the eye mixes Verlobung and Verlosung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verlobung and Verlosung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Verlobung and Verlosung
A purely visual mix-up. Verlobung ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]) and Verlosung ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːzʊŋ]) 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 a single letter - b in “Verlobung” becomes s in “Verlosung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlobung is recorded at frequency rank #21,115, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ]. Verlosung is at rank #21,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈloːzʊŋ].
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 42938, this pair ranks #1,433,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verlobung vs Verlosung
Shared letters: eglnoruv. Private to "Verlobung": b. Private to "Verlosung": s.
"Verlobung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "Verlosung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verlobung" and "Verlosung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verlobung" or "Verlosung" show up more?
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 "Verlobung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlosung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,433,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlobung" and "Verlosung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verkostung vs Verlosung". 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 #1,433,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.