verlogenevsverlorenConfusable pair

Quick tell: verlogene is a adjective, verloren is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verlogene” is an adjective and “verloren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,369
“verlogene” frequency rank
#739
“verloren” frequency rank
47108
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlogene verloren
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlogen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlieren

Where the eye mixes verlogene and verloren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verlogene runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against verloren's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verlogene
8 ch
verloren

Look-alike desk: verlogene vs verloren

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlogene is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə] while verloren is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]. 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 47108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verlogene is recorded at frequency rank #46,369, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə]. verloren is at rank #739, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən].

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 47108, this pair ranks #1,295,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verlogene vs verloren

Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verlogene": g. Private to "verloren": -.

"verlogene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "verloren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlogene ← evrlogene · velrogene · verlgoene · verllogene · verloegne · verlogeen · verlogenne · verloggene
  • verloren ← evrloren · velroren · verlloren · verloern · verlorenn · verlorne · verlorren · verlroen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verlogene" and "verloren" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verlogene" is an adjective and "verloren" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "verlogene" or "verloren" show up more?
"verloren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #739 in our German list, against #46,369 for "verlogene". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verlogene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verloren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,295,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlogene" and "verloren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogene vs verlorenes". 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 #1,295,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list