SchiebervsSchilderTell them apart

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“Schieber” and “Schilder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,379
“Schieber” frequency rank
#10,558
“Schilder” frequency rank
38937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schieber Schilder
Definition eine Schiebetür oder ein Schiebeverschluss an Türen und Fenstern Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schild

Where the eye mixes Schieber and Schilder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Schieber
8 ch
Schilder

Visual trap between Schieber and Schilder

A purely visual mix-up. Schieber ([ˈʃiːbɐ]) and Schilder ([ˈʃɪldɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schieber is recorded at frequency rank #28,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃiːbɐ]. Schilder is at rank #10,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɪldɐ].

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 38937, this pair ranks #1,550,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Schieber vs Schilder

Shared letters: cehirs. Private to "Schieber": b. Private to "Schilder": dl.

"Schieber" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC  ·  "Schilder" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schiebercshieber · scchieber · scheiber · schhieber · schibeer · schiebber · schieberr · schiebre
  • Schildercshilder · scchilder · schhilder · schidler · schildder · schilderr · schildre · schiledr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Schieber" and "Schilder" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃiːbɐ] versus [ˈʃɪldɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Schieber" or "Schilder"?
"Schilder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,558 in our German list, against #28,379 for "Schieber". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Schieber" and "Schilder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Schieber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Schilder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,550,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Schieber" and "Schilder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schieber vs Schreier". 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 #1,550,603 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list