Which to use
“schätzen” and “schätzten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,484
- “schätzen” frequency rank
- #46,268
- “schätzten” frequency rank
- 49752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schätzen | schätzten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zahlenwerte, Größen oder Ähnliches aufgrund bekannter Tatsachen näherungsweise bestimmen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schätzen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set schätzen and schätzten apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. schätzen ([ˈʃɛt͡sn̩]) and schätzten ([ˈʃɛt͡stn̩]) 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 49752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schätzen is recorded at frequency rank #3,484, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɛt͡sn̩]. schätzten is at rank #46,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɛt͡stn̩].
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 49752, this pair ranks #1,199,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schätzen vs schätzten
Shared letters: cehnstzä. Private to "schätzen": -. Private to "schätzten": -.
"schätzen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "schätzten" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCCVC