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“Schauder” and “Schauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,956
“Schauder” frequency rank
#20,727
“Schauten” frequency rank
67683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schauder Schauten
Definition plötzliches Gespür von Kälte Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schaute

Where the eye mixes Schauder and Schauten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Schauder and Schauten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
Schauder
8 ch
Schauten

Visual trap between Schauder and Schauten

A purely visual mix-up. Schauder ([ˈʃaʊ̯dɐ]) and Schauten ([ˈʃaʊ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67683, 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]. Schauten is at rank #20,727, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaʊ̯tn̩].

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 67683, this pair ranks #532,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Schauder vs Schauten

Shared letters: acehsu. Private to "Schauder": dr. Private to "Schauten": nt.

"Schauder" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC  ·  "Schauten" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schauder ← cshauder · scahuder · scchauder · schaduer · schaudder · schauderr · schaudre · schauedr
  • Schauten ← cshauten · scahuten · scchauten · schatuen · schauetn · schautenn · schautne · schautten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Schauder" for "Schauten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃaʊ̯dɐ] versus [ˈʃaʊ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Schauder" vs "Schauten" - which ranks higher?
"Schauten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,727 in our German list, against #46,956 for "Schauder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Schauder" and "Schauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Schauder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Schauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #532,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Schauder" and "Schauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schauder vs Schaukel". 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 #532,152 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