Which to use
“verlogene” and “verlorenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,369
- “verlogene” frequency rank
- #9,829
- “verlorenen” frequency rank
- 56198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlogene | verlorenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlogen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren |
Where the eye mixes verlogene and verlorenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlogene runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against verlorenen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verlogene vs verlorenen
A purely visual mix-up. verlogene ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə]) and verlorenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56198, 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]. verlorenen is at rank #9,829, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənən].
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 56198, this pair ranks #949,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlogene vs verlorenen
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verlogene": g. Private to "verlorenen": -.
"verlogene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "verlorenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlogene ← evrlogene · velrogene · verlgoene · verllogene · verloegne · verlogeen · verlogenne · verloggene
- verlorenen ← evrlorenen · velrorenen · verllorenen · verloernen · verloreenn · verlorenenn · verlorenne · verlorennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlogene" for "verlorenen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verlogene" vs "verlorenen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlogene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlorenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #949,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlogene" and "verlorenen" 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 #949,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.