Which to use
“versichere” is a verb and “versicherte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,596
- “versichere” frequency rank
- #10,197
- “versicherte” frequency rank
- 53793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versichere | versicherte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versichern | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versichert |
Where the eye mixes versichere and versicherte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. versichere runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against versicherte's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: versichere vs versicherte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versichere is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçəʁə] while versicherte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐtə]. 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 53793, 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]. versicherte is at rank #10,197, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐtə].
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 53793, this pair ranks #1,044,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of versichere vs versicherte
Shared letters: cehirsv. Private to "versichere": -. Private to "versicherte": t.
"versichere" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "versicherte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- versichere ← evrsichere · verischere · verrsichere · verscihere · versicchere · versicehre · versicheer · versichhere
- versicherte ← evrsicherte · verischerte · verrsicherte · versciherte · versiccherte · versicehrte · versicheret · versicherrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versichere" and "versicherte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "versichere" or "versicherte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "versichere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versicherte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,044,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versichere" and "versicherte" 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 #1,044,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.