Which to use
“Schauspieler” is a noun and “schauspielern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,360
- “Schauspieler” frequency rank
- #14,918
- “schauspielern” frequency rank
- 17278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schauspieler | schauspielern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Darsteller in Film oder Theater | den Beruf des Schauspielers ausüben |
Where the eye mixes Schauspieler and schauspielern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Schauspieler runs 12 letters (CCCVVCCVVCVC) against schauspielern's 13 (CCCVVCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Schauspieler vs schauspielern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schauspieler is [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlɐ] while schauspielern is [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Schauspieler” sits inside “schauspielern”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schauspieler is recorded at frequency rank #2,360, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlɐ]. schauspielern is at rank #14,918, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlɐn].
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 17278, this pair ranks #1,928,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schauspieler vs schauspielern
Shared letters: acehilprsu. Private to "Schauspieler": -. Private to "schauspielern": n.
"Schauspieler" · 12 letters · shape CCCVVCCVVCVC · "schauspielern" · 13 letters · shape CCCVVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schauspieler ← cshauspieler · scahuspieler · scchauspieler · schasupieler · schaupsieler · schausipeler · schauspeiler · schauspieelr
- schauspielern ← cshauspielern · scahuspielern · scchauspielern · schasupielern · schaupsielern · schausipelern · schauspeilern · schauspieelrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Schauspieler" and "schauspielern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Schauspieler" or "schauspielern"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schauspieler" and "schauspielern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schauspieler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schauspielern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schauspieler" and "schauspielern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schauspielern vs Schauspielers". 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 #1,928,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.