Which to use
“Scheer” is a name and “scher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,349
- “Scheer” frequency rank
- #36,007
- “scher” frequency rank
- 70356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Scheer | scher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheren |
Same sound, different letters: Scheer vs scher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: Scheer vs scher
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Scheer and scher carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ʃeːɐ̯]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Scheer is recorded at frequency rank #34,349, classified as aname, pronounced [ʃeːɐ̯]. scher is at rank #36,007, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃeːɐ̯].
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 70356, this pair ranks #448,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Scheer vs scher
Shared letters: cehrs. Private to "Scheer": -. Private to "scher": -.
"Scheer" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVC · "scher" · 5 letters · shape CCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Scheer" / "scher". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Scheer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #448,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Scheer" and "scher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs scher". 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 #448,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.