Which to use
“verlorenen” is an adjective and “verordnen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,829
- “verlorenen” frequency rank
- #38,493
- “verordnen” frequency rank
- 48322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlorenen | verordnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verloren | ein Medikament oder eine Behandlung verschreiben |
Where the eye mixes verlorenen and verordnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlorenen runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against verordnen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlorenen and verordnen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlorenen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənən] while verordnen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48322, 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]. verordnen is at rank #38,493, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən].
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 48322, this pair ranks #1,252,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlorenen vs verordnen
Shared letters: enorv. Private to "verlorenen": l. Private to "verordnen": d.
"verlorenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "verordnen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlorenen ← evrlorenen · velrorenen · verllorenen · verloernen · verloreenn · verlorenenn · verlorenne · verlorennen
- verordnen ← evrordnen · veorrdnen · verodrnen · verorddnen · verordenn · verordnenn · verordnne · verordnnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlorenen" for "verordnen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verlorenen" or "verordnen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlorenen" and "verordnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlorenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verordnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlorenen" and "verordnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verordnen vs verorten". 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 #1,252,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.