Which to use
“Schafe” is a noun and “schiefe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,390
- “Schafe” frequency rank
- #33,268
- “schiefe” frequency rank
- 40658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schafe | schiefe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schaf | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief |
Where the eye mixes Schafe and schiefe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schafe vs schiefe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schafe is [ˈʃaːfə] while schiefe is [ˈʃiːfə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schafe is recorded at frequency rank #7,390, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaːfə]. schiefe is at rank #33,268, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃiːfə].
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 40658, this pair ranks #1,502,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Schafe vs schiefe
Shared letters: cefhs. Private to "Schafe": a. Private to "schiefe": i.
"Schafe" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "schiefe" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schafe" and "schiefe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Schafe" vs "schiefe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Schafe" and "schiefe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schafe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schiefe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,502,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schafe" and "schiefe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schiefe vs Schmiere". 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 #1,502,102 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.