Schauder vs schaue, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Schauder” is a noun and “schaue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,956
“Schauder” frequency rank: #4,228
“schaue” frequency rank: 51184
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Schauder	schaue
Definition	plötzliches Gespür von Kälte	Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Schauder and schaue apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

Schauder

6 ch

schaue

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schauder is [ˈʃaʊ̯dɐ] while schaue is [ʃaʊ̯ə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schauder is recorded at frequency rank #46,956, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaʊ̯dɐ]. schaue is at rank #4,228, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃaʊ̯ə].

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 51184, this pair ranks #1,145,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Schauder vs schaue

Shared letters: acehsu. Private to "Schauder": dr. Private to "schaue": -.

"Schauder" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC · "schaue" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

Schauder ← cshauder · scahuder · scchauder · schaduer · schaudder · schauderr · schaudre · schauedr
schaue ← cshaue · scahue · scchaue · schaeu · schhaue · schuae · shcaue · sschaue

Frequency comparison

Schauder#46,956

schaue#4,228

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Schauder" and "schaue" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Schauder" is a noun and "schaue" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Schauder" or "schaue"?

"schaue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,228 in our German list, against #46,956 for "Schauder". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Schauder vs schaue

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Schauder”; for an adjective, it's “schaue”.
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