Which to use
“Schilder” is a noun and “schildert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,558
- “Schilder” frequency rank
- #8,938
- “schildert” frequency rank
- 19496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schilder | schildert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schild | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schildern |
Where the eye mixes Schilder and schildert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Schilder with schildert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schilder is [ˈʃɪldɐ] while schildert is [ˈʃɪldɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Schilder” sits inside “schildert”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schilder is recorded at frequency rank #10,558, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɪldɐ]. schildert is at rank #8,938, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɪldɐt].
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 19496, this pair ranks #1,907,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schilder vs schildert
Shared letters: cdehilrs. Private to "Schilder": -. Private to "schildert": t.
"Schilder" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "schildert" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schilder" and "schildert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Schilder" or "schildert" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schilder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schildert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schilder" and "schildert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schauder vs Schilder". 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 #1,907,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.