Which to use
“schied” is a verb and “schwer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,119
- “schied” frequency rank
- #446
- “schwer” frequency rank
- 17565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schied | schwer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheiden | ein hohes Gewicht habend |
Where the eye mixes schied and schwer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schied and schwer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schied is [ʃiːt] while schwer is [ʃveːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schied is recorded at frequency rank #17,119, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃiːt]. schwer is at rank #446, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃveːɐ̯].
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 17565, this pair ranks #1,926,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schied vs schwer
Shared letters: cehs. Private to "schied": di. Private to "schwer": rw.
"schied" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVC · "schwer" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schied" for "schwer" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schied" and "schwer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schied" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schied" and "schwer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schied vs schrien". 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 #1,926,250 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.