verschickenvsverschicktWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,618
“verschicken” frequency rank
#9,292
“verschickt” frequency rank
21910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verschicken verschickt
Definition etwas mit einem Dienstleister von einem Ort zum anderen schicken 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschicken

Where the eye mixes verschicken and verschickt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verschicken runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCVC) against verschickt's 10 (CVCCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
verschicken
10 ch
verschickt

Visual trap between verschicken and verschickt

A purely visual mix-up. verschicken ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkn̩]) and verschickt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verschicken is recorded at frequency rank #12,618, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkn̩]. verschickt is at rank #9,292, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkt].

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 21910, this pair ranks #1,880,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verschicken vs verschickt

Shared letters: cehikrsv. Private to "verschicken": n. Private to "verschickt": t.

"verschicken" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC  ·  "verschickt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verschicken ← evrschicken · vercshicken · verrschicken · verscchicken · verschciken · verschhicken · verschiccken · verschicekn
  • verschickt ← evrschickt · vercshickt · verrschickt · verscchickt · verschcikt · verschhickt · verschicckt · verschickkt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verschicken" for "verschickt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verschicken" vs "verschickt" - which ranks higher?
"verschickt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,292 in our German list, against #12,618 for "verschicken". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verschicken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verschickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,880,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verschicken" and "verschickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschicken vs verschlucken". 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 #1,880,688 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