verschieben

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschieben” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,485
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas über den Boden schiebend von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschieben · verschieben · German

verschieben · rank #6,485 · 17 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,485
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vernichtet

Nearest frequency peer: vernichtet (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verschieben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verschieben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verschieben vs verschoben
82% similar
verschieben vs verschiebt
82% similar
verschieben vs verschieden
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verschieben
PropertyValue
Headwordverschieben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,485
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschieben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschiebenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vernichtet“ (#6,484), „Vermutung“ (#6,483), „weich“ (#6,487). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschieben“ bei #6,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around verschieben (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,485 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschieben, with forms such as "evrschieben", "vercshieben", and "verrschieben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "verschoben", "verschiebt", "verschieden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verschieben, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas über den Boden schiebend von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen
  2. 2
    etwas zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt stattfinden lassen
  3. 3
    verbotenerweise Produkte auf einem schwarzen Markt veräußern
  4. 4
    verändern von Gewichtungen
  5. 5
    im Rechner/Tablet/Handy an einen anderen Platz umlagern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verschieben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Kommandant befahl, die Truppen auf die gegenüberliegende Hügelkette zu verschieben.
  2. Das Sofa müssen wir verschieben, wenn die neue Pflanze Platz haben soll.

This word in other languages

move(English)mover(Español)déplacer(Français)arrastar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschieben
  • vercshieben
  • verrschieben
  • verscchieben
  • verscheiben
  • verschhieben
  • verschibeen
  • verschiebben
  • verschiebenn
  • verschiebne
  • verschieebn
  • versciheben
  • vershcieben
  • versschieben
  • vesrchieben
  • vreschieben
  • vverschieben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschieben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrschieben2vercshieben2verrschieben1verscchieben1verscheiben2verschhieben1verschibeen2verschiebben1
Edit distance from "verschieben"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschieben"?
"verschieben" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩].
What does "verschieben" mean?
As a verb, "verschieben" means: etwas über den Boden schiebend von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "verschieben"?
"verschieben" is commonly confused with "verschoben", "verschiebt", "verschieden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschieben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschieben" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschieben" come from?
"verschieben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verschieben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unglücklich#6,476Teilnehmern#6,474Abschaffung#6,499Angestellte#6,502

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Beleuchtung17 variantspolitisches17 variantsKomponenten17 variantshinzugefügt17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list