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“scheiden” and “schneidet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,776
- “scheiden” frequency rank
- #9,087
- “schneidet” frequency rank
- 17863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheiden | schneidet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | räumlich voneinander trennen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs schneiden |
Where the eye mixes scheiden and schneidet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. scheiden runs 8 letters (CCCVVCVC) against schneidet's 9 (CCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: scheiden vs schneidet
A purely visual mix-up. scheiden ([ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]) and schneidet ([ˈʃnaɪ̯dət]) 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 17863, 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]. schneidet is at rank #9,087, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃnaɪ̯dət].
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 17863, this pair ranks #1,923,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scheiden vs schneidet
Shared letters: cdehins. Private to "scheiden": -. Private to "schneidet": t.
"scheiden" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC · "schneidet" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "scheiden" and "schneidet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "scheiden" or "schneidet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schneidet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheiden" and "schneidet" 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 #1,923,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.