VerlustevsVerlustenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Verluste” and “Verlusten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,946
“Verluste” frequency rank
#15,778
“Verlusten” frequency rank
20724
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Verluste Verlusten
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verlust Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlust

Where the eye mixes Verluste and Verlusten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verluste runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against Verlusten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Verluste
9 ch
Verlusten

Visual trap between Verluste and Verlusten

A purely visual mix-up. Verluste ([fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstə]) and Verlusten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩]) 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) - “Verluste” sits inside “Verlusten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Verluste is recorded at frequency rank #4,946, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstə]. Verlusten is at rank #15,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩].

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 20724, this pair ranks #1,894,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Verluste vs Verlusten

Shared letters: elrstuv. Private to "Verluste": -. Private to "Verlusten": n.

"Verluste" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "Verlusten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Verluste ← evrluste · velruste · verlluste · verlsute · verluset · verlusste · verlustte · verlutse
  • Verlusten ← evrlusten · velrusten · verllusten · verlsuten · verlusetn · verlussten · verlustenn · verlustne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Verluste" and "Verlusten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Verluste" vs "Verlusten" - which ranks higher?
"Verluste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,946 in our German list, against #15,778 for "Verlusten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Verluste" and "Verlusten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Verluste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Verlusten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,894,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Verluste" and "Verlusten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verlusten 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 #1,894,471 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list