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 eye mixes verschieben and verschieden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verschieben and verschieden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verschieben with verschieden
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
- verschieben ← evrschieben · vercshieben · verrschieben · verscchieben · verscheiben · verschhieben · verschibeen · verschiebben
- verschieden ← evrschieden · vercshieden · verrschieden · verscchieden · verscheiden · verschhieden · verschideen · verschiedden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschieben" and "verschieden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verschieben" or "verschieden"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verschieben" and "verschieden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschieden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschieben" and "verschieden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschieben vs verschreiben". 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 #1,959,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.