Which to use
“Scheck” and “Schmuck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,817
- “Scheck” frequency rank
- #4,736
- “Schmuck” frequency rank
- 21553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Scheck | Schmuck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zahlungsanweisung an ein Geldinstitut, einen bestimmten Geldbetrag an einen Dritten zu senden | Objekte oder Elemente, die der Verschönerung oder Verzierung eines Gegenstandes oder eines Lebewesens dienen |
Where the eye mixes Scheck and Schmuck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Scheck and Schmuck
A purely visual mix-up. Scheck ([ʃɛk]) and Schmuck ([ʃmʊk]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21553, 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]. Schmuck is at rank #4,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃmʊk].
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 21553, this pair ranks #1,884,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Scheck vs Schmuck
Shared letters: chks. Private to "Scheck": e. Private to "Schmuck": mu.
"Scheck" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "Schmuck" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Scheck" and "Schmuck" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Scheck" or "Schmuck" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Scheck" and "Schmuck" 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 "Schmuck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Scheck" and "Schmuck" 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 #1,884,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.