Which to use
“verloren” is a verb and “verlorene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #739
- “verloren” frequency rank
- #10,005
- “verlorene” frequency rank
- 10744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verloren | verlorene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren |
Where the eye mixes verloren and verlorene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verloren with verlorene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verloren is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən] while verlorene is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verloren” sits inside “verlorene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verloren is recorded at frequency rank #739, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]. verlorene is at rank #10,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə].
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 10744, this pair ranks #1,973,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verloren vs verlorene
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verloren": -. Private to "verlorene": -.
"verloren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlorene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verloren" and "verlorene" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verloren" or "verlorene" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verloren" and "verlorene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verloren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlorene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verloren" and "verlorene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogene vs verlorene". 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 #1,973,552 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.