Which to use
“schadet” is a verb and “Schande” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,812
- “schadet” frequency rank
- #5,216
- “Schande” frequency rank
- 13028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schadet | Schande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaden | etwas, was jemandem in seinem Ansehen stark schadet |
Where the eye mixes schadet and Schande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. schadet (CCCVCVC) and Schande (CCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: schadet vs Schande
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schadet is [ˈʃaːdət] while Schande is [ˈʃandə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schadet is recorded at frequency rank #7,812, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaːdət]. Schande is at rank #5,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃandə].
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 13028, this pair ranks #1,960,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schadet vs Schande
Shared letters: acdehs. Private to "schadet": t. Private to "Schande": n.
"schadet" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "Schande" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schadet" for "Schande" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "schadet" or "Schande" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schadet" and "Schande" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schadet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schadet" and "Schande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schädels vs schadet". 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 #1,960,566 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.