Which to use
“versichere” and “versichern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,596
- “versichere” frequency rank
- #9,113
- “versichern” frequency rank
- 52709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versichere | versichern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versichern | eine Versicherung abschließen; mit jemandem einen Vertrag schließen und die Kosten bei einem Schaden übernehmen |
Where the eye mixes versichere and versichern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: versichere vs versichern
A purely visual mix-up. versichere ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçəʁə]) and versichern ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐn]) 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 - e in “versichere” becomes n in “versichern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versichere is recorded at frequency rank #43,596, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçəʁə]. versichern is at rank #9,113, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐn].
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 52709, this pair ranks #1,086,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of versichere vs versichern
Shared letters: cehirsv. Private to "versichere": -. Private to "versichern": n.
"versichere" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "versichern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versichere ← evrsichere · verischere · verrsichere · verscihere · versicchere · versicehre · versicheer · versichhere
- versichern ← evrsichern · verischern · verrsichern · verscihern · versicchern · versicehrn · versichenr · versichernn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versichere" for "versichern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "versichere" vs "versichern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "versichere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versichern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,086,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versichere" and "versichern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versichere vs Versicherer". 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 #1,086,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.