Which to use
“verlor” and “verloren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,749
- “verlor” frequency rank
- #739
- “verloren” frequency rank
- 3488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlor | verloren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verlieren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verlor and verloren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verlor and verloren
A purely visual mix-up. verlor ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːɐ̯]) and verloren ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verlor” sits inside “verloren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlor is recorded at frequency rank #2,749, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɐ̯]. verloren is at rank #739, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən].
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 3488, this pair ranks #2,000,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlor vs verloren
Shared letters: elorv. Private to "verlor": -. Private to "verloren": n.
"verlor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "verloren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlor" and "verloren" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verlor" or "verloren"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlor" and "verloren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verloren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlor" and "verloren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verloren vs verworren". 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 #2,000,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.