Which to use
“schälen” and “schaltet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,485
- “schälen” frequency rank
- #9,624
- “schaltet” frequency rank
- 37109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schälen | schaltet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas von einer Schale, Haut, Hülle, Pelle befreien; eine Schale, Haut, Hülle, Pelle beseitigen, entfernen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schalten |
Where the eye mixes schälen and schaltet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schälen and schaltet
A purely visual mix-up. schälen ([ˈʃɛːlən]) and schaltet ([ˈʃaltət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schälen is recorded at frequency rank #27,485, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɛːlən]. schaltet is at rank #9,624, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaltət].
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 37109, this pair ranks #1,598,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schälen vs schaltet
Shared letters: cehls. Private to "schälen": nä. Private to "schaltet": at.
"schälen" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "schaltet" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schaltet ← cshaltet · scahltet · scchaltet · schalett · schalltet · schaltett · schaltte · schalttet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schälen" for "schaltet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "schälen" or "schaltet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schälen" and "schaltet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schälen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schaltet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,598,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schälen" and "schaltet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schälchen vs schälen". 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 #1,598,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.