ScharvssogarConfusable pair

Quick tell: Schar is a noun, sogar is a particle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Schar” is a noun and “sogar” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,759
“Schar” frequency rank
#283
“sogar” frequency rank
22042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schar sogar
Definition Gruppe von Personen oder Tieren; auch (An-)Sammlung von Dingen bis hin zu einem beachtlichen Grad; damit eine Schwelle überschreitend

Where the eye mixes Schar and sogar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Schar (CCCVC) and sogar (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Schar
5 ch
sogar

Look-alike desk: Schar vs sogar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schar is [ʃaːɐ̯] while sogar is [zoˈɡaːɐ̯]. 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 (noun vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schar is recorded at frequency rank #21,759, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃaːɐ̯]. sogar is at rank #283, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [zoˈɡaːɐ̯].

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 22042, this pair ranks #1,879,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Schar vs sogar

Shared letters: ars. Private to "Schar": ch. Private to "sogar": go.

"Schar" · 5 letters · shape CCCVC  ·  "sogar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schar ← cshar · scahr · scchar · scharr · schhar · schra · shcar · sschar
  • sogar ← osgar · sgoar · soagr · sogarr · soggar · sogra · ssogar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Schar" and "sogar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Schar" is a noun and "sogar" a particle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Schar" vs "sogar" - which ranks higher?
"sogar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #283 in our German list, against #21,759 for "Schar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Schar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,879,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Schar" and "sogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schar vs sonar". 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 #1,879,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list