Which to use
“Schichten” is a noun and “schickte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,758
- “Schichten” frequency rank
- #6,002
- “schickte” frequency rank
- 11760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schichten | schickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schicht | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schicken |
Where the eye mixes Schichten and schickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Schichten with schickte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schichten is [ˈʃɪçtn̩] while schickte is [ˈʃɪktə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schichten is recorded at frequency rank #5,758, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɪçtn̩]. schickte is at rank #6,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɪktə].
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 11760, this pair ranks #1,968,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schichten vs schickte
Shared letters: cehist. Private to "Schichten": n. Private to "schickte": k.
"Schichten" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCCVC · "schickte" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schichten" for "schickte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Schichten" or "schickte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Schichten" and "schickte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schickte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schichten" and "schickte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schächte vs schickte". 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 #1,968,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.