Which to use
“verschickt” and “verschiebt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,292
- “verschickt” frequency rank
- #14,701
- “verschiebt” frequency rank
- 23993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschickt | verschiebt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschicken | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschieben |
Where the eye mixes verschickt and verschiebt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verschickt with verschiebt
A purely visual mix-up. verschickt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkt]) and verschiebt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːpt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschickt is recorded at frequency rank #9,292, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkt]. verschiebt is at rank #14,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːpt].
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 23993, this pair ranks #1,853,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschickt vs verschiebt
Shared letters: cehirstv. Private to "verschickt": k. Private to "verschiebt": b.
"verschickt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "verschiebt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschickt ← evrschickt · vercshickt · verrschickt · verscchickt · verschcikt · verschhickt · verschicckt · verschickkt
- verschiebt ← evrschiebt · vercshiebt · verrschiebt · verscchiebt · verscheibt · verschhiebt · verschibet · verschiebbt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschickt" and "verschiebt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verschickt" or "verschiebt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschiebt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschickt" and "verschiebt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschiebt vs verschifft". 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 #1,853,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.