versicherevsversichernConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
versichere
10 ch
versichern

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

  • versichereevrsichere · verischere · verrsichere · verscihere · versicchere · versicehre · versicheer · versichhere
  • versichernevrsichern · verischern · verrsichern · verscihern · versicchern · versicehrn · versichenr · versichernn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "versichere" for "versichern" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçəʁə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "versichere" vs "versichern" - which ranks higher?
"versichern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,113 in our German list, against #43,596 for "versichere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list