Which to use
“verschieben” and “verschreiben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,485
- “verschieben” frequency rank
- #28,914
- “verschreiben” frequency rank
- 35399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschieben | verschreiben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas über den Boden schiebend von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen | beim Schreiben (aus Versehen) einen Fehler machen |
Where the eye mixes verschieben and verschreiben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verschieben runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVVCVC) against verschreiben's 12 (CVCCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verschieben and verschreiben
A purely visual mix-up. verschieben ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]) and verschreiben ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]) 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 35399, 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]. verschreiben is at rank #28,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
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 35399, this pair ranks #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschieben vs verschreiben
Shared letters: bcehinrsv. Private to "verschieben": -. Private to "verschreiben": -.
"verschieben" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC · "verschreiben" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschieben ← evrschieben · vercshieben · verrschieben · verscchieben · verscheiben · verschhieben · verschibeen · verschiebben
- verschreiben ← evrschreiben · vercshreiben · verrschreiben · verscchreiben · verscheriben · verschhreiben · verschrebien · verschreibben
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verschieben" and "verschreiben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verschieben" vs "verschreiben" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "verschreiben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschieben" and "verschreiben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschreiben vs vorschreiben". 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 #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.