verlogenevsverloreneConfusable pair

Which to use

“verlogene” and “verlorene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,369
“verlogene” frequency rank
#10,005
“verlorene” frequency rank
56374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlogene verlorene
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlogen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren

Where the eye mixes verlogene and verlorene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlogene and verlorene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
verlogene
9 ch
verlorene

Why the eye confuses verlogene with verlorene

A purely visual mix-up. verlogene ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə]) and verlorene ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə]) 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 - g in “verlogene” becomes r in “verlorene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56374, 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]. verlorene is at rank #10,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə].

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 56374, this pair ranks #942,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verlogene vs verlorene

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

"verlogene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "verlorene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlogene ← evrlogene · velrogene · verlgoene · verllogene · verloegne · verlogeen · verlogenne · verloggene
  • verlorene ← evrlorene · velrorene · verllorene · verloerne · verloreen · verlornee · verlorrene · verlroene

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verlogene" for "verlorene" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verlogene" or "verlorene" show up more?
"verlorene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,005 in our German list, against #46,369 for "verlogene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verlogene" and "verlorene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verlogene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verlorene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #942,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlogene" and "verlorene" 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 #942,691 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