Which to use
“verlorenen” and “verlorenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,829
- “verlorenen” frequency rank
- #40,927
- “verlorenes” frequency rank
- 50756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlorenen | verlorenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren |
Where the eye mixes verlorenen and verlorenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verlorenen and verlorenes
A purely visual mix-up. verlorenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənən]) 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 a single letter - n in “verlorenen” becomes s in “verlorenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlorenen is recorded at frequency rank #9,829, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənən]. 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 50756, this pair ranks #1,161,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlorenen vs verlorenes
Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verlorenen": -. Private to "verlorenes": s.
"verlorenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "verlorenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlorenen ← evrlorenen · velrorenen · verllorenen · verloernen · verloreenn · verlorenenn · verlorenne · verlorennen
- verlorenes ← evrlorenes · velrorenes · verllorenes · verloernes · verloreens · verloreness · verlorennes · verlorense
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlorenen" for "verlorenes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verlorenen" vs "verlorenes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlorenen" 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 #1,161,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlorenen" 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 #1,161,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.