Which to use
“scheitern” is a verb and “Scheiterns” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,229
- “scheitern” frequency rank
- #40,816
- “Scheiterns” frequency rank
- 45045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheitern | Scheiterns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas nicht erreichen, das man erreichen will | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Scheitern |
Where the eye mixes scheitern and Scheiterns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: scheitern vs Scheiterns
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: scheitern is [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐn] while Scheiterns is [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “scheitern” sits inside “Scheiterns”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheitern is recorded at frequency rank #4,229, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐn]. Scheiterns is at rank #40,816, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐns].
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 45045, this pair ranks #1,366,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scheitern vs Scheiterns
Shared letters: cehinrst. Private to "scheitern": -. Private to "Scheiterns": -.
"scheitern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVVCVCC · "Scheiterns" · 10 letters · shape CCCVVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- scheitern ← csheitern · sccheitern · scehitern · scheietrn · scheitenr · scheiternn · scheiterrn · scheitren
- Scheiterns ← csheiterns · sccheiterns · scehiterns · scheietrns · scheitenrs · scheiternns · scheiternss · scheiterrns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "scheitern" and "Scheiterns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "scheitern" or "Scheiterns"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "scheitern" and "Scheiterns" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheitern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Scheiterns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheitern" and "Scheiterns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Scheiterns vs scheitert". 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 #1,366,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.