verlieren
[fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“verlieren” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,375
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas irgendwo hinlegen und es später nicht mehr wiederfinden
Corpus desk
Index DE-verlieren · verlieren · German
verlieren · rank #1,375 · 13 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,375
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH täglich
Nearest frequency peer: täglich (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “verlieren”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- See
See
98,629 corpus weight
- Tor
Tor
98,628 corpus weight
- täglich
täglich
98,627 corpus weight
- verlieren
verlieren
98,626 corpus weight
- wahr
wahr
98,625 corpus weight
- Aktion
Aktion
98,624 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “verlieren” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verlieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,375 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verlieren” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around verlieren (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,375 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verlieren, with forms such as "evrlieren", "velrieren", and "verileren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "verloren", "verliert", "vorliegen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verlieren, spelled V-E-R-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas irgendwo hinlegen und es später nicht mehr wiederfinden
- 2etwas versehentlich fallen lassen
- 3einen Wetteinsatz abgeben müssen, weil man nicht gewonnen hat
- 4nicht gewinnen; besiegt werden; eine Niederlage erleiden
- 5keine Hoffnung mehr haben, die Hoffnung aufgeben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe meinen Autoschlüssel verloren.
Sie haben gerade ihr Taschentuch verloren.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- evrlieren
- velrieren
- verileren
- verleiren
- verlieern
- verlierenn
- verlierne
- verlierren
- verlireen
- verllieren
- verrlieren
- vrelieren
- vverlieren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verlieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verlieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "verlieren". Here's where to go from here.
- "verlieren" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "verloren". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,375 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.