Which to use
“versichert” and “versicherte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,897
- “versichert” frequency rank
- #10,197
- “versicherte” frequency rank
- 16094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versichert | versicherte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch eine Versicherung abgesichert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versichert |
Where the eye mixes versichert and versicherte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. versichert 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: versichert vs versicherte
A purely visual mix-up. versichert ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐt]) and versicherte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “versichert” sits inside “versicherte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versichert is recorded at frequency rank #5,897, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐt]. 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 16094, this pair ranks #1,938,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versichert vs versicherte
Shared letters: cehirstv. Private to "versichert": -. Private to "versicherte": -.
"versichert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "versicherte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- versichert ← evrsichert · verischert · verrsichert · verscihert · versicchert · versicehrt · versicherrt · versichertt
- versicherte ← evrsicherte · verischerte · verrsicherte · versciherte · versiccherte · versicehrte · versicheret · versicherrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versichert" and "versicherte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "versichert" or "versicherte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "versichert" 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 #1,938,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versichert" 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 #1,938,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.