Which to use
“scheu” is an adjective and “Sucher” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,198
- “scheu” frequency rank
- #29,354
- “Sucher” frequency rank
- 44552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheu | Sucher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus Angst, Unbehagen oder Scham zurückhaltend und soziale Kontakte vermeidend | Person, die etwas oder jemanden sucht |
Where the eye mixes scheu and Sucher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: scheu vs Sucher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: scheu is [ʃɔɪ̯] while Sucher is [ˈzuːxɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheu is recorded at frequency rank #15,198, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃɔɪ̯]. Sucher is at rank #29,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzuːxɐ].
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 44552, this pair ranks #1,382,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scheu vs Sucher
Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "scheu": -. Private to "Sucher": r.
"scheu" · 5 letters · shape CCCVV · "Sucher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scheu" for "Sucher" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "scheu" or "Sucher" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "scheu" and "Sucher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sucher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,382,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheu" and "Sucher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs Sucher". 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 #1,382,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.