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.
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?
Frequency check: "verschicken" vs "verschickt" - which ranks higher?
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.