Which to use
“verschieben” and “verschoben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,485
- “verschieben” frequency rank
- #5,326
- “verschoben” frequency rank
- 11811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschieben | verschoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas über den Boden schiebend von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschieben |
Where the eye mixes verschieben and verschoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verschieben vs verschoben
A purely visual mix-up. verschieben ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]) and verschoben ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːbn̩]) 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 11811, 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]. verschoben is at rank #5,326, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːbn̩].
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 11811, this pair ranks #1,967,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschieben vs verschoben
Shared letters: bcehnrsv. Private to "verschieben": i. Private to "verschoben": o.
"verschieben" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC · "verschoben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschieben ← evrschieben · vercshieben · verrschieben · verscchieben · verscheiben · verschhieben · verschibeen · verschiebben
- verschoben ← evrschoben · vercshoben · verrschoben · verscchoben · verschboen · verschhoben · verschobben · verschobenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschieben" and "verschoben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verschieben" vs "verschoben" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschieben" and "verschoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschoben vs verschonen". 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 #1,967,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.