Which to use
“verschieben” and “verschiebt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,485
- “verschieben” frequency rank
- #14,701
- “verschiebt” frequency rank
- 21186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschieben | verschiebt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas über den Boden schiebend von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschieben |
Where the eye mixes verschieben and verschiebt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verschieben with verschiebt
A purely visual mix-up. verschieben ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschieben is recorded at frequency rank #6,485, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]. 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 21186, this pair ranks #1,889,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschieben vs verschiebt
Shared letters: bcehirsv. Private to "verschieben": n. Private to "verschiebt": t.
"verschieben" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC · "verschiebt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschieben ← evrschieben · vercshieben · verrschieben · verscchieben · verscheiben · verschhieben · verschibeen · verschiebben
- verschiebt ← evrschiebt · vercshiebt · verrschiebt · verscchiebt · verscheibt · verschhiebt · verschibet · verschiebbt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschieben" and "verschiebt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verschieben" vs "verschiebt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschieben" 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 #1,889,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschieben" 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 #1,889,198 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.