SchildervsSchillersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,558
“Schilder” frequency rank
#31,774
“Schillers” frequency rank
42332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schilder Schillers
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schild Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schiller

Where the eye mixes Schilder and Schillers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Schilder runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVC) against Schillers's 9 (CCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Schilder
9 ch
Schillers

Look-alike desk: Schilder vs Schillers

A purely visual mix-up. Schilder ([ˈʃɪldɐ]) and Schillers ([ˈʃɪlɐs]) 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 42332, 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]. Schillers is at rank #31,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɪlɐs].

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 42332, this pair ranks #1,452,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Schilder vs Schillers

Shared letters: cehilrs. Private to "Schilder": d. Private to "Schillers": -.

"Schilder" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC  ·  "Schillers" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schilder ← cshilder · scchilder · schhilder · schidler · schildder · schilderr · schildre · schiledr
  • Schillers ← cshillers · scchillers · schhillers · schilelrs · schilers · schillerrs · schillerss · schillesr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Schilder" for "Schillers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃɪldɐ] versus [ˈʃɪlɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Schilder" or "Schillers"?
"Schilder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,558 in our German list, against #31,774 for "Schillers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Schilder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Schillers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,452,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Schilder" and "Schillers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schillers vs Schülers". 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 #1,452,645 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