Which to use
“verloren” is a verb and “verlorenes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #739
- “verloren” frequency rank
- #40,927
- “verlorenes” frequency rank
- 41666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verloren | verlorenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlieren | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren |
Where the eye mixes verloren and verlorenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verloren runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verlorenes's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verloren with verlorenes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verloren is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən] while verlorenes is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verloren” sits inside “verlorenes”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verloren is recorded at frequency rank #739, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]. 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 41666, this pair ranks #1,472,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verloren vs verlorenes
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verloren": -. Private to "verlorenes": s.
"verloren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlorenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verloren ← evrloren · velroren · verlloren · verloern · verlorenn · verlorne · verlorren · verlroen
- verlorenes ← evrlorenes · velrorenes · verllorenes · verloernes · verloreens · verloreness · verlorennes · verlorense
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verloren" for "verlorenes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verloren" or "verlorenes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verloren" 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 #1,472,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verloren" and "verlorenes" 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 #1,472,637 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.