Which to use
“scheint” and “schont” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #496
- “scheint” frequency rank
- #36,616
- “schont” frequency rank
- 37112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheint | schont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs scheinen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schonen |
Where the eye mixes scheint and schont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses scheint with schont
A purely visual mix-up. scheint ([ʃaɪ̯nt]) and schont ([ʃoːnt]) 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 37112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheint is recorded at frequency rank #496, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃaɪ̯nt]. schont is at rank #36,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃoːnt].
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 37112, this pair ranks #1,598,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scheint vs schont
Shared letters: chnst. Private to "scheint": ei. Private to "schont": o.
"scheint" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC · "schont" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scheint" for "schont" ever safe?
Frequency check: "scheint" vs "schont" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "scheint" and "schont" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,598,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheint" and "schont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schont vs schütt". 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 #1,598,539 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.