Which to use
“versichern” is a verb and “versicherte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,113
- “versichern” frequency rank
- #10,197
- “versicherte” frequency rank
- 19310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versichern | versicherte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Versicherung abschließen; mit jemandem einen Vertrag schließen und die Kosten bei einem Schaden übernehmen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versichert |
Where the eye mixes versichern and versicherte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. versichern runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against versicherte's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: versichern vs versicherte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: versichern is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐn] 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 19310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versichern is recorded at frequency rank #9,113, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐn]. 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 19310, this pair ranks #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versichern vs versicherte
Shared letters: cehirsv. Private to "versichern": n. Private to "versicherte": t.
"versichern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "versicherte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- versichern ← evrsichern · verischern · verrsichern · verscihern · versicchern · versicehrn · versichenr · versichernn
- versicherte ← evrsicherte · verischerte · verrsicherte · versciherte · versiccherte · versicehrte · versicheret · versicherrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versichern" and "versicherte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "versichern" or "versicherte"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "versichern" 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 #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versichern" and "versicherte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versichere vs versicherte". 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 #1,909,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.