Which to use
“Scheck” and “Schere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,817
- “Scheck” frequency rank
- #10,742
- “Schere” frequency rank
- 27559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Scheck | Schere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zahlungsanweisung an ein Geldinstitut, einen bestimmten Geldbetrag an einen Dritten zu senden | Gerät zum Schneiden von Papier und anderer dünner Materialien |
Where the eye mixes Scheck and Schere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Scheck with Schere
A purely visual mix-up. Scheck ([ʃɛk]) and Schere ([ˈʃeːʁə]) 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 27559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Scheck is recorded at frequency rank #16,817, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃɛk]. 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 27559, this pair ranks #1,799,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Scheck vs Schere
Shared letters: cehs. Private to "Scheck": k. Private to "Schere": r.
"Scheck" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "Schere" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Scheck" and "Schere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Scheck" or "Schere"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Scheck" and "Schere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Scheck" 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 #1,799,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Scheck" and "Schere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Scheck vs Schlick". 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 #1,799,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.