Which to use
“scheint” and “schweigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #496
- “scheint” frequency rank
- #13,234
- “schweigt” frequency rank
- 13730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheint | schweigt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs scheinen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schweigen |
Where the eye mixes scheint and schweigt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: scheint vs schweigt
A purely visual mix-up. scheint ([ʃaɪ̯nt]) and schweigt ([ʃvaɪ̯kt]) 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 13730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheint is recorded at frequency rank #496, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃaɪ̯nt]. schweigt is at rank #13,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃvaɪ̯kt].
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 13730, this pair ranks #1,956,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scheint vs schweigt
Shared letters: cehist. Private to "scheint": n. Private to "schweigt": gw.
"scheint" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC · "schweigt" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scheint" for "schweigt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "scheint" vs "schweigt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schweigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheint" and "schweigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schleift vs schweigt". 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 #1,956,096 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.