Which to use
“scheuen” and “screen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,380
- “scheuen” frequency rank
- #14,667
- “screen” frequency rank
- 33047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheuen | screen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas (häufig aus Angst) vermeiden oder meiden | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs screenen |
Where the eye mixes scheuen and screen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between scheuen and screen
A purely visual mix-up. scheuen ([ˈʃɔɪ̯ən]) and screen ([skʁiːn]) 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 33047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheuen is recorded at frequency rank #18,380, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɔɪ̯ən]. screen is at rank #14,667, tagged as averb, pronounced [skʁiːn].
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 33047, this pair ranks #1,694,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scheuen vs screen
Shared letters: cens. Private to "scheuen": hu. Private to "screen": r.
"scheuen" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVVC · "screen" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scheuen" for "screen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "scheuen" vs "screen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheuen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "screen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,694,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheuen" and "screen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scheuen vs schmusen". 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 #1,694,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.