Which to use
“Schale” is a noun and “shake” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,451
- “Schale” frequency rank
- #24,125
- “shake” frequency rank
- 32576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schale | shake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine feste Schutzhülle, zum Beispiel bei Früchten, Samen, Vogeleiern, Lebensmitteln | jemanden oder etwas schütteln |
Where the eye mixes Schale and shake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Schale and shake
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schale is [ˈʃaːlə] while shake is [ʃeɪk]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schale is recorded at frequency rank #8,451, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaːlə]. shake is at rank #24,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃeɪk].
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 32576, this pair ranks #1,704,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schale vs shake
Shared letters: aehs. Private to "Schale": cl. Private to "shake": k.
"Schale" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "shake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schale" and "shake" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Schale" or "shake" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Schale" and "shake" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schale" and "shake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs shake". 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 #1,704,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.