Which to use
“verlosen” and “verlost” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,842
- “verlosen” frequency rank
- #21,822
- “verlost” frequency rank
- 52664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlosen | verlost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Preis austeilen, den diejenige Person gewinnt, die das richtige/gewinnende Los gezogen/erworben hat | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlosen |
Where the eye mixes verlosen and verlost
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verlosen and verlost
A purely visual mix-up. verlosen ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩]) and verlost ([fɛɐ̯ˈloːst]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlosen is recorded at frequency rank #30,842, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩]. verlost is at rank #21,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːst].
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 52664, this pair ranks #1,088,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlosen vs verlost
Shared letters: elorsv. Private to "verlosen": n. Private to "verlost": t.
"verlosen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verlost" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlosen" for "verlost" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verlosen" or "verlost"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlosen" and "verlost" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlosen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,088,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlosen" and "verlost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogene vs verlosen". 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 #1,088,041 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.