Which to use
“verloren” and “verwoben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #739
- “verloren” frequency rank
- #33,382
- “verwoben” frequency rank
- 34121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verloren | verwoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlieren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verweben |
Where the eye mixes verloren and verwoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verloren and verwoben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verloren and verwoben
A purely visual mix-up. verloren ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]) and verwoben ([fɛɐ̯ˈvoːbn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verloren is recorded at frequency rank #739, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁən]. verwoben is at rank #33,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvoːbn̩].
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 34121, this pair ranks #1,670,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verloren vs verwoben
Shared letters: enorv. Private to "verloren": l. Private to "verwoben": bw.
"verloren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verwoben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verloren" for "verwoben" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verloren" or "verwoben"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verloren" and "verwoben" 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 "verwoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,670,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verloren" and "verwoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwoben 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 #1,670,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.