Which to use
“schaue” is an adjective and “Schere” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,228
- “schaue” frequency rank
- #10,742
- “Schere” frequency rank
- 14970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schaue | Schere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau | Gerät zum Schneiden von Papier und anderer dünner Materialien |
Where the eye mixes schaue and Schere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses schaue with Schere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schaue is [ʃaʊ̯ə] while Schere is [ˈʃeːʁə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schaue is recorded at frequency rank #4,228, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃaʊ̯ə]. Schere is at rank #10,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃeːʁə].
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 14970, this pair ranks #1,947,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schaue vs Schere
Shared letters: cehs. Private to "schaue": au. Private to "Schere": r.
"schaue" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVV · "Schere" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schaue" and "Schere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schaue" or "Schere" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schaue" and "Schere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schaue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schaue" and "Schere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schere vs Schurke". 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 #1,947,397 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.