Which to use
“verschoben” and “verschonen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,326
- “verschoben” frequency rank
- #47,826
- “verschonen” frequency rank
- 53152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verschoben | verschonen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verschieben | jemanden/etwas von dem ausnehmen, was (im gleichen Zeitraum und aus gleichem Grund) einem anderen/anderem Schaden zufügt |
Where the eye mixes verschoben and verschonen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verschoben and verschonen
A purely visual mix-up. verschoben ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːbn̩]) and verschonen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən]) 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 a single letter - b in “verschoben” becomes n in “verschonen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53152, 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]. verschonen is at rank #47,826, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən].
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 53152, this pair ranks #1,069,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verschoben vs verschonen
Shared letters: cehnorsv. Private to "verschoben": b. Private to "verschonen": -.
"verschoben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "verschonen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verschoben ← evrschoben · vercshoben · verrschoben · verscchoben · verschboen · verschhoben · verschobben · verschobenn
- verschonen ← evrschonen · vercshonen · verrschonen · verscchonen · verschhonen · verschnoen · verschoenn · verschonenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verschoben" and "verschonen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verschoben" or "verschonen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verschoben" and "verschonen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verschoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verschonen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,069,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verschoben" and "verschonen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verschonen vs verschönert". 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 #1,069,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.