Which to use
“Verlust” and “Verluste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,564
- “Verlust” frequency rank
- #4,946
- “Verluste” frequency rank
- 7510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlust | Verluste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Handlung des Verlierens | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verlust |
Where the eye mixes Verlust and Verluste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verlust runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Verluste's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Verlust and Verluste
A purely visual mix-up. Verlust ([fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst]) and Verluste ([fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Verlust” sits inside “Verluste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlust is recorded at frequency rank #2,564, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst]. Verluste is at rank #4,946, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstə].
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 7510, this pair ranks #1,987,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verlust vs Verluste
Shared letters: elrstuv. Private to "Verlust": -. Private to "Verluste": -.
"Verlust" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Verluste" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verlust" and "Verluste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verlust" or "Verluste" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlust" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verluste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlust" and "Verluste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verluste vs Verlustes". 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 #1,987,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.