Which to use
“verlost” is a verb and “verpönt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,822
- “verlost” frequency rank
- #36,095
- “verpönt” frequency rank
- 57917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlost | verpönt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlosen | von der Gesellschaft, von anderen Menschen für schlecht gehalten, unerwünscht |
Where the eye mixes verlost and verpönt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. verlost and verpönt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verlost with verpönt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlost is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːst] while verpönt is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlost is recorded at frequency rank #21,822, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːst]. verpönt is at rank #36,095, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt].
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 57917, this pair ranks #882,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlost vs verpönt
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "verlost": los. Private to "verpönt": npö.
"verlost" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verpönt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlost ← evrlost · velrost · verllost · verlosst · verlostt · verlots · verlsot · verolst
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlost" for "verpönt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlost" or "verpönt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verlost" and "verpönt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlost" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpönt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #882,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlost" and "verpönt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verplant vs verpönt". 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 #882,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.