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

#46,369
“verlogene” frequency rank
#39,691
“verlorener” frequency rank
86060
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes verlogene and verlorener

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
verlogene
10 ch
verlorener

Visual trap between verlogene and verlorener

A purely visual mix-up. verlogene ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə]) and verlorener ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənɐ]) 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 86060, 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]. verlorener is at rank #39,691, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənɐ].

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 86060, this pair ranks #99,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verlogene vs verlorener

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

"verlogene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "verlorener" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlogeneevrlogene · velrogene · verlgoene · verllogene · verloegne · verlogeen · verlogenne · verloggene
  • verlorenerevrlorener · velrorener · verllorener · verloerner · verloreenr · verlorenerr · verlorenner · verlorenre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verlogene" and "verlorener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verlogene" vs "verlorener" - which ranks higher?
"verlorener" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,691 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

Eye-level mix-up between "verlogene" and "verlorener" 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 "verlorener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #99,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlogene" and "verlorener" 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 #99,238 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