Which to use
“verlorene” and “verlorenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,005
- “verlorene” frequency rank
- #40,927
- “verlorenes” frequency rank
- 50932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlorene | verlorenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren |
Where the eye mixes verlorene and verlorenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verlorene runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against verlorenes's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlorene and verlorenes
A purely visual mix-up. verlorene ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə]) and verlorenes ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənəs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verlorene” sits inside “verlorenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlorene is recorded at frequency rank #10,005, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənə]. 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 50932, this pair ranks #1,154,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlorene vs verlorenes
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verlorene": -. Private to "verlorenes": s.
"verlorene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "verlorenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlorene ← evrlorene · velrorene · verllorene · verloerne · verloreen · verlornee · verlorrene · verlroene
- verlorenes ← evrlorenes · velrorenes · verllorenes · verloernes · verloreens · verloreness · verlorennes · verlorense
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlorene" for "verlorenes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verlorene" or "verlorenes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlorene" 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 #1,154,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlorene" 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 #1,154,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.