Which to use
“versicherte” and “versicherten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,197
- “versicherte” frequency rank
- #11,994
- “versicherten” frequency rank
- 22191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versicherte | versicherten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versichert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versichert |
Where the eye mixes versicherte and versicherten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. versicherte runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against versicherten's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses versicherte with versicherten
A purely visual mix-up. versicherte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐtə]) and versicherten ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐtn̩]) 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) - “versicherte” sits inside “versicherten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versicherte is recorded at frequency rank #10,197, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐtə]. versicherten is at rank #11,994, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐtn̩].
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 22191, this pair ranks #1,877,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versicherte vs versicherten
Shared letters: cehirstv. Private to "versicherte": -. Private to "versicherten": n.
"versicherte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "versicherten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versicherte ← evrsicherte · verischerte · verrsicherte · versciherte · versiccherte · versicehrte · versicheret · versicherrte
- versicherten ← evrsicherten · verischerten · verrsicherten · versciherten · versiccherten · versicehrten · versicheretn · versicherrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versicherte" for "versicherten" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "versicherte" and "versicherten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "versicherte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versicherten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versicherte" and "versicherten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versichere vs versicherten". 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 #1,877,189 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.