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“Schachtel” and “Schachteln” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,117
- “Schachtel” frequency rank
- #33,266
- “Schachteln” frequency rank
- 50383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schachtel | Schachteln |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schachtel |
Where the eye mixes Schachtel and Schachteln
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Schachtel runs 9 letters (CCCVCCCVC) against Schachteln's 10 (CCCVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Schachtel with Schachteln
A purely visual mix-up. Schachtel ([ˈʃaxtl̩]) and Schachteln ([ˈʃaxtl̩n]) 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) - “Schachtel” sits inside “Schachteln”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schachtel is recorded at frequency rank #17,117, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaxtl̩]. Schachteln is at rank #33,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaxtl̩n].
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 50383, this pair ranks #1,175,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Schachtel vs Schachteln
Shared letters: acehlst. Private to "Schachtel": -. Private to "Schachteln": n.
"Schachtel" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCCVC · "Schachteln" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schachtel ← cshachtel · scahchtel · scchachtel · schacchtel · schachetl · schachhtel · schachtell · schachtle
- Schachteln ← cshachteln · scahchteln · scchachteln · schacchteln · schachetln · schachhteln · schachtelln · schachtelnn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schachtel" and "Schachteln" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Schachtel" vs "Schachteln" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schachtel" and "Schachteln" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schachtel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schachteln" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,175,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schachtel" and "Schachteln" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schächte vs Schachteln". 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 #1,175,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.