Which to use
“schaut” and “scheut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,818
- “schaut” frequency rank
- #26,152
- “scheut” frequency rank
- 27970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schaut | scheut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schauen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheuen |
Where the eye mixes schaut and scheut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schaut and scheut
A purely visual mix-up. schaut ([ʃaʊ̯t]) and scheut ([ʃɔɪ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “schaut” becomes e in “scheut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schaut is recorded at frequency rank #1,818, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃaʊ̯t]. scheut is at rank #26,152, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃɔɪ̯t].
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 27970, this pair ranks #1,792,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schaut vs scheut
Shared letters: chstu. Private to "schaut": a. Private to "scheut": e.
"schaut" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVC · "scheut" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schaut" and "scheut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schaut" or "scheut" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schaut" and "scheut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scheut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schaut" and "scheut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scheut vs shut". 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 #1,792,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.