Which to use
“verloren” and “verlosen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #739
- “verloren” frequency rank
- #30,842
- “verlosen” frequency rank
- 31581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verloren | verlosen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlieren | einen Preis austeilen, den diejenige Person gewinnt, die das richtige/gewinnende Los gezogen/erworben hat |
Where the eye mixes verloren and verlosen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verloren with verlosen
A purely visual mix-up. verloren ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]) and verlosen ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩]) 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 a single letter - r in “verloren” becomes s in “verlosen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verloren is recorded at frequency rank #739, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]. verlosen is at rank #30,842, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩].
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 31581, this pair ranks #1,725,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verloren vs verlosen
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verloren": -. Private to "verlosen": s.
"verloren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlosen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verloren" and "verlosen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verloren" vs "verlosen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verloren" and "verlosen" 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 "verlosen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,725,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verloren" and "verlosen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogene vs verlosen". 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 #1,725,217 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.