VersandvsversandtConfusable pair

Quick tell: Versand is a noun, versandt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Versand” is a noun and “versandt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,126
“Versand” frequency rank
#30,845
“versandt” frequency rank
37971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Versand versandt
Definition der Transport von Gegenständen und Artikeln Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versenden

Same sound, different letters: Versand vs versandt

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.

7 ch
Versand
8 ch
versandt

Homophone desk: Versand vs versandt

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Versand and versandt carry the same recorded pronunciation, [fɛɐ̯ˈzant]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Versand” sits inside “versandt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Versand is recorded at frequency rank #7,126, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzant]. versandt is at rank #30,845, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzant].

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 37971, this pair ranks #1,576,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Versand vs versandt

Shared letters: adenrsv. Private to "Versand": -. Private to "versandt": t.

"Versand" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "versandt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Versandevrsand · verasnd · verrsand · versadn · versandd · versannd · versnad · verssand
  • versandtevrsandt · verasndt · verrsandt · versadnt · versanddt · versandtt · versanndt · versantd

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Versand" and "versandt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Versand" is a noun and "versandt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Versand" or "versandt" show up more?
"Versand" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,126 in our German list, against #30,845 for "versandt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

"Versand" and "versandt" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Versand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versandt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,576,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Versand" and "versandt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versandt vs versank". 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 #1,576,262 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