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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.
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
- verlorener ← evrlorener · velrorener · verllorener · verloerner · verloreenr · verlorenerr · verlorenner · verlorenre
- verlorenes ← evrlorenes · velrorenes · verllorenes · verloernes · verloreens · verloreness · verlorennes · verlorense
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlorener" for "verlorenes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verlorener" vs "verlorenes" - which ranks higher?
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.