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

#46,369
“verlogene” frequency rank
#40,927
“verlorenes” frequency rank
87296
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes verlogene and verlorenes

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

9 ch
verlogene
10 ch
verlorenes

Why the eye confuses verlogene with verlorenes

A purely visual mix-up. verlogene ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə]) and verlorenes ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənəs]) 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 87296, 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]. verlorenes is at rank #40,927, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənəs].

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 87296, this pair ranks #82,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verlogene vs verlorenes

Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verlogene": g. Private to "verlorenes": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlogeneevrlogene · velrogene · verlgoene · verllogene · verloegne · verlogeen · verlogenne · verloggene
  • verlorenesevrlorenes · velrorenes · verllorenes · verloernes · verloreens · verloreness · verlorennes · verlorense

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verlogene" and "verlorenes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡənə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verlogene" or "verlorenes"?
"verlorenes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,927 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

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 "verlorenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #82,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlogene" and "verlorenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbogen vs verlogene". 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 #82,182 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