Which to use
“scheren” and “schüren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,054
- “scheren” frequency rank
- #22,135
- “schüren” frequency rank
- 40189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheren | schüren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät entfernen, etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät von etwas befreien | Feuer durch Herumstochern anfachen |
Where the eye mixes scheren and schüren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: scheren vs schüren
A purely visual mix-up. scheren ([ˈʃeːʁən]) and schüren ([ˈʃyːʁən]) 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 a single letter - e in “scheren” becomes ü in “schüren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheren is recorded at frequency rank #18,054, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃeːʁən]. schüren is at rank #22,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃyːʁən].
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 40189, this pair ranks #1,515,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scheren vs schüren
Shared letters: cehnrs. Private to "scheren": -. Private to "schüren": ü.
"scheren" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "schüren" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- scheren ← csheren · sccheren · scehren · scheern · scherenn · scherne · scherren · schheren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scheren" for "schüren" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "scheren" and "schüren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schüren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheren" and "schüren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schüren vs Schurke". 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 #1,515,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.