Which to use
“schildern” is a verb and “Schülern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,162
- “schildern” frequency rank
- #3,992
- “Schülern” frequency rank
- 16154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schildern | Schülern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas anschaulich und detailreich erzählen, beschreiben | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schüler |
Where the eye mixes schildern and Schülern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. schildern runs 9 letters (CCCVCCVCC) against Schülern's 8 (CCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schildern vs Schülern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schildern is [ˈʃɪldɐn] while Schülern is [ˈʃyːlɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16154, 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]. Schülern is at rank #3,992, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃyːlɐn].
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 16154, this pair ranks #1,938,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schildern vs Schülern
Shared letters: cehlnrs. Private to "schildern": di. Private to "Schülern": ü.
"schildern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC · "Schülern" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schildern ← cshildern · scchildern · schhildern · schidlern · schilddern · schildenr · schildernn · schilderrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schildern" and "Schülern" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "schildern" or "Schülern" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "schildern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schülern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schildern" and "Schülern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schildern vs Schillers". 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 #1,938,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.