Which to use
“Verlusten” is a noun and “verübten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,778
- “Verlusten” frequency rank
- #39,115
- “verübten” frequency rank
- 54893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verlusten | verübten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlust | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verübt |
Where the eye mixes Verlusten and verübten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Verlusten vs verübten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verlusten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩] while verübten is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːptn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54893, 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]. verübten is at rank #39,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːptn̩].
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 54893, this pair ranks #1,000,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verlusten vs verübten
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "Verlusten": lsu. Private to "verübten": bü.
"Verlusten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verübten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verlusten ← evrlusten · velrusten · verllusten · verlsuten · verlusetn · verlussten · verlustenn · verlustne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verlusten" and "verübten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Verlusten" or "verübten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlusten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verübten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,000,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verlusten" and "verübten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verorten vs verübten". 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 #1,000,878 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.