Which to use
“schadet” and “schätzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,812
- “schadet” frequency rank
- #9,628
- “schätzt” frequency rank
- 17440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schadet | schätzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaden | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schätzen |
Where the eye mixes schadet and schätzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. schadet ([ˈʃaːdət]) and schätzt ([ʃɛt͡st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17440, 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]. schätzt is at rank #9,628, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃɛt͡st].
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 17440, this pair ranks #1,927,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schadet vs schätzt
Shared letters: chst. Private to "schadet": ade. Private to "schätzt": zä.
"schadet" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "schätzt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schadet ← cshadet · scahdet · scchadet · schaddet · schadett · schadte · schaedt · schdaet