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“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.

9 ch
verlogene
10 ch
verlorenen

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?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verlogene" vs "verlorenen" - which ranks higher?
"verlorenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,829 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list