Which to use
“samt” is a preposition and “shut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,155
- “samt” frequency rank
- #47,728
- “shut” frequency rank
- 51883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | samt | shut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Dativ: zusammen mit | schließen |
Where the eye mixes samt and shut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: samt vs shut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: samt is [zamt] while shut is [ʃʌt]. 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 (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
samt is recorded at frequency rank #4,155, classified as aprep, pronounced [zamt]. shut is at rank #47,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃʌt].
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 51883, this pair ranks #1,118,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of samt vs shut
Shared letters: st. Private to "samt": am. Private to "shut": hu.
"samt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "samt" and "shut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "samt" or "shut" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "samt" and "shut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "samt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,118,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "samt" and "shut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt vs shut". 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 #1,118,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.