Which to use
“Schau” is a noun and “schaust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #976
- “Schau” frequency rank
- #10,555
- “schaust” frequency rank
- 11531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schau | schaust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | thematisch organisierte öffentliche Ausstellung | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schauen |
Where the eye mixes Schau and schaust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Schau and schaust
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schau is [ʃaʊ̯] while schaust is [ʃaʊ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Schau” sits inside “schaust”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schau is recorded at frequency rank #976, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃaʊ̯]. schaust is at rank #10,555, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃaʊ̯st].
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 11531, this pair ranks #1,969,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schau vs schaust
Shared letters: achsu. Private to "Schau": -. Private to "schaust": t.
"Schau" · 5 letters · shape CCCVV · "schaust" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schau" for "schaust" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Schau" or "schaust"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Schau" and "schaust" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schaust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schau" and "schaust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schaust 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 #1,969,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.