Which to use
“schildern” and “schildert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,162
- “schildern” frequency rank
- #8,938
- “schildert” frequency rank
- 21100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schildern | schildert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas anschaulich und detailreich erzählen, beschreiben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schildern |
Where the eye mixes schildern and schildert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. schildern and schildert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses schildern with schildert
A purely visual mix-up. schildern ([ˈʃɪldɐn]) and schildert ([ˈʃɪldɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “schildern” becomes t in “schildert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schildern is recorded at frequency rank #12,162, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɪldɐn]. 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 21100, this pair ranks #1,890,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schildern vs schildert
Shared letters: cdehilrs. Private to "schildern": n. Private to "schildert": t.
"schildern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC · "schildert" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schildern" for "schildert" ever safe?
Which is more common, "schildern" or "schildert"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schildern" and "schildert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schildern" 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 #1,890,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schildern" and "schildert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schildert vs schimmert". 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 #1,890,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.