verlorenervsverlorenesWhat's the difference?

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“verlorener” and “verlorenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,691
“verlorener” frequency rank
#40,927
“verlorenes” frequency rank
80618
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verlorener verlorenes
Definition Nominativ 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 verlorener and verlorenes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
verlorener
10 ch
verlorenes

Look-alike desk: verlorener vs verlorenes

A purely visual mix-up. verlorener ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənɐ]) 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 - r in “verlorener” becomes s in “verlorenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verlorener is recorded at frequency rank #39,691, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənɐ]. 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 80618, this pair ranks #192,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verlorener vs verlorenes

Shared letters: elnorv. Private to "verlorener": -. Private to "verlorenes": s.

"verlorener" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "verlorenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verlorenerevrlorener · velrorener · verllorener · verloerner · verloreenr · verlorenerr · verlorenner · verlorenre
  • verlorenesevrlorenes · velrorenes · verllorenes · verloernes · verloreens · verloreness · verlorennes · verlorense

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verlorener" for "verlorenes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənɐ] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈloːʁənəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verlorener" vs "verlorenes" - which ranks higher?
"verlorener" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,691 in our German list, against #40,927 for "verlorenes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verlorener" 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 #192,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verlorener" 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 #192,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list