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“Verlusten” and “Verlustes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,778
- “Verlusten” frequency rank
- #48,595
- “Verlustes” frequency rank
- 64373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlusten | Verlustes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlust | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlust |
Where the eye mixes Verlusten and Verlustes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verlusten and Verlustes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Verlusten vs Verlustes
A purely visual mix-up. Verlusten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩]) and Verlustes ([fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “Verlusten” becomes s in “Verlustes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verlusten is recorded at frequency rank #15,778, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩]. Verlustes is at rank #48,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstəs].
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 64373, this pair ranks #643,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verlusten vs Verlustes
Shared letters: elrstuv. Private to "Verlusten": n. Private to "Verlustes": -.
"Verlusten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Verlustes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verlusten" and "Verlustes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verlusten" or "Verlustes" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Verlusten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlustes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #643,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlusten" and "Verlustes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verlustes vs verwüstet". 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 #643,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.