Which to use
“Versicherer” is a noun and “versicherte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,725
- “Versicherer” frequency rank
- #10,197
- “versicherte” frequency rank
- 23922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Versicherer | versicherte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist Unternehmen (selten auch eine Person), das ein Entgelt bei Eintritt bestimmter schädigender Ereignisse einen Ausgleich des Schadens zusagt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versichert |
Where the eye mixes Versicherer and versicherte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Versicherer (CVCCVCCVCVC) and versicherte (CVCCVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Versicherer vs versicherte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Versicherer is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçəʁɐ] while versicherte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Versicherer is recorded at frequency rank #13,725, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçəʁɐ]. 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 23922, this pair ranks #1,854,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Versicherer vs versicherte
Shared letters: cehirsv. Private to "Versicherer": -. Private to "versicherte": t.
"Versicherer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "versicherte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Versicherer ← evrsicherer · verischerer · verrsicherer · versciherer · versiccherer · versicehrer · versicheerr · versichererr
- versicherte ← evrsicherte · verischerte · verrsicherte · versciherte · versiccherte · versicehrte · versicheret · versicherrte
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Versicherer" 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 #1,854,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Versicherer" 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 #1,854,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.