Which to use
“schafft” is a verb and “Schaft” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,708
- “schafft” frequency rank
- #17,398
- “Schaft” frequency rank
- 19106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schafft | Schaft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaffen | ein Griff an einer Stange und an anderen länglichen Gegenständen |
Same sound, different letters: schafft vs Schaft
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - schafft / Schaft
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: schafft and Schaft carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ʃaft]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schafft is recorded at frequency rank #1,708, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃaft]. Schaft is at rank #17,398, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃaft].
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 19106, this pair ranks #1,911,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schafft vs Schaft
Shared letters: acfhst. Private to "schafft": -. Private to "Schaft": -.
"schafft" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "Schaft" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schafft" and "Schaft" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "schafft" or "Schaft" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "schafft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schaft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schafft" and "Schaft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schaft vs schütt". 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 #1,911,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.