Which to use
“verschob” and “verschoben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,918
- “verschob” frequency rank
- #5,326
- “verschoben” frequency rank
- 48244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschob | verschoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschieben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschieben |
Where the eye mixes verschob and verschoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verschob with verschoben
A purely visual mix-up. verschob ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːp]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verschob” sits inside “verschoben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschob is recorded at frequency rank #42,918, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːp]. 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 48244, this pair ranks #1,255,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschob vs verschoben
Shared letters: bcehorsv. Private to "verschob": -. Private to "verschoben": n.
"verschob" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "verschoben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschob ← evrschob · vercshob · verrschob · verscchob · verschbo · verschhob · verschobb · verscohb
- verschoben ← evrschoben · vercshoben · verrschoben · verscchoben · verschboen · verschhoben · verschobben · verschobenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschob" and "verschoben" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verschob" or "verschoben"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verschob" 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 #1,255,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschob" and "verschoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschob vs verschont". 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 #1,255,630 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.