Which to use
“schaffen” is a verb and “Schaffens” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #691
- “schaffen” frequency rank
- #24,909
- “Schaffens” frequency rank
- 25600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schaffen | Schaffens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas künstlerisch oder handwerklich erzeugen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schaffen |
Where the eye mixes schaffen and Schaffens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: schaffen vs Schaffens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schaffen is [ˈʃafn̩] while Schaffens is [ˈʃafn̩s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “schaffen” sits inside “Schaffens”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schaffen is recorded at frequency rank #691, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃafn̩]. Schaffens is at rank #24,909, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃafn̩s].
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 25600, this pair ranks #1,830,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schaffen vs Schaffens
Shared letters: acefhns. Private to "schaffen": -. Private to "Schaffens": -.
"schaffen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "Schaffens" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schaffen" and "Schaffens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "schaffen" vs "Schaffens" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schaffen" and "Schaffens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schaffen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schaffens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schaffen" and "Schaffens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schaffens vs Schöffen". 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 #1,830,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.