Which to use
“scheine” and “schone” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,625
- “scheine” frequency rank
- #25,753
- “schone” frequency rank
- 35378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheine | schone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schonen |
Where the eye mixes scheine and schone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: scheine vs schone
A purely visual mix-up. scheine ([ˈʃaɪ̯nə]) and schone ([ˈʃoːnə]) 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 35378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheine is recorded at frequency rank #9,625, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯nə]. schone is at rank #25,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃoːnə].
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 35378, this pair ranks #1,641,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scheine vs schone
Shared letters: cehns. Private to "scheine": i. Private to "schone": o.
"scheine" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCV · "schone" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scheine" and "schone" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "scheine" or "schone" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "scheine" and "schone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheine" and "schone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schone vs Schopf". 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 #1,641,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.