Which to use
“verschoben” is a verb and “verschollen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,326
- “verschoben” frequency rank
- #21,466
- “verschollen” frequency rank
- 26792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschoben | verschollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschieben | seit langer Zeit vermisst |
Where the eye mixes verschoben and verschollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verschoben and verschollen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verschoben is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːbn̩] while verschollen is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verschoben is recorded at frequency rank #5,326, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːbn̩]. verschollen is at rank #21,466, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən].
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 26792, this pair ranks #1,812,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verschoben vs verschollen
Shared letters: cehnorsv. Private to "verschoben": b. Private to "verschollen": l.
"verschoben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "verschollen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschoben ← evrschoben · vercshoben · verrschoben · verscchoben · verschboen · verschhoben · verschobben · verschobenn
- verschollen ← evrschollen · vercshollen · verrschollen · verscchollen · verschhollen · verschlolen · verscholeln · verscholen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verschoben" for "verschollen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verschoben" or "verschollen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,812,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschoben" and "verschollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschollen 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 #1,812,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.