Which to use
“verlosen” is a verb and “Versen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,842
- “verlosen” frequency rank
- #29,399
- “Versen” frequency rank
- 60241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlosen | Versen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Preis austeilen, den diejenige Person gewinnt, die das richtige/gewinnende Los gezogen/erworben hat | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vers |
Where the eye mixes verlosen and Versen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verlosen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against Versen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verlosen with Versen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlosen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːzn̩] while Versen is [ˈfɛʁzn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60241, 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]. Versen is at rank #29,399, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛʁzn̩].
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 60241, this pair ranks #794,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlosen vs Versen
Shared letters: enrsv. Private to "verlosen": lo. Private to "Versen": -.
"verlosen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Versen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlosen" and "Versen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verlosen" vs "Versen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlosen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Versen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #794,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlosen" and "Versen" 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 #794,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.