Which to use
“schaffe” is a verb and “Schande” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,232
- “schaffe” frequency rank
- #5,216
- “Schande” frequency rank
- 11448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schaffe | Schande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaffen | etwas, was jemandem in seinem Ansehen stark schadet |
Where the eye mixes schaffe and Schande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schaffe and Schande
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schaffe is [ˈʃafə] while Schande is [ˈʃandə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schaffe is recorded at frequency rank #6,232, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃafə]. 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 11448, this pair ranks #1,969,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schaffe vs Schande
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "schaffe": f. Private to "Schande": dn.
"schaffe" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "Schande" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schaffe" for "Schande" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "schaffe" or "Schande" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schaffe" and "Schande" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schaffe" 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 #1,969,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schaffe" and "Schande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schande vs schwanke". 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 #1,969,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.