verschiebenvsverschiedenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: verschieben is a verb, verschieden is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verschieben” is a verb and “verschieden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,485
“verschieben” frequency rank
#6,741
“verschieden” frequency rank
13226
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verschieben verschieden
Definition etwas über den Boden schiebend von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen nicht gleich, andere Eigenschaften habend

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verschieben and verschieden apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
verschieben
11 ch
verschieden

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschieben is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩] while verschieden is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “verschieben” becomes d in “verschieden”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13226, 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]. verschieden is at rank #6,741, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩].

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 13226, this pair ranks #1,959,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verschieben vs verschieden

Shared letters: cehinrsv. Private to "verschieben": b. Private to "verschieden": d.

"verschieben" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC  ·  "verschieden" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verschiebenevrschieben · vercshieben · verrschieben · verscchieben · verscheiben · verschhieben · verschibeen · verschiebben
  • verschiedenevrschieden · vercshieden · verrschieden · verscchieden · verscheiden · verschhieden · verschideen · verschiedden

Frequency comparison

verschieben#6,485
verschieden#6,741

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verschieben" and "verschieden" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verschieben" is a verb and "verschieden" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verschieben" or "verschieden"?
"verschieben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,485 in our German list, against #6,741 for "verschieden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering verschieben vs verschieden

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “verschieben”; for an adjective, it's “verschieden”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verschieben” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list