Which to use
“scheiden” and “schenken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,776
- “scheiden” frequency rank
- #4,383
- “schenken” frequency rank
- 13159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheiden | schenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | räumlich voneinander trennen | jemandem etwas ohne Entgelt geben, das er behalten kann |
Where the eye mixes scheiden and schenken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. scheiden (CCCVVCVC) and schenken (CCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between scheiden and schenken
A purely visual mix-up. scheiden ([ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]) and schenken ([ˈʃɛŋkn̩]) 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 13159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheiden is recorded at frequency rank #8,776, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]. schenken is at rank #4,383, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɛŋkn̩].
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 13159, this pair ranks #1,959,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scheiden vs schenken
Shared letters: cehns. Private to "scheiden": di. Private to "schenken": k.
"scheiden" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC · "schenken" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "scheiden" and "schenken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "scheiden" or "schenken" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "scheiden" and "schenken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheiden" and "schenken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scheiden vs schellen". 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 #1,959,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.