Which to use
“schildern” and “schultern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,162
- “schildern” frequency rank
- #6,351
- “schultern” frequency rank
- 18513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schildern | schultern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas anschaulich und detailreich erzählen, beschreiben | transitiv: |
Where the eye mixes schildern and schultern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. schildern and schultern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between schildern and schultern
A purely visual mix-up. schildern ([ˈʃɪldɐn]) and schultern ([ˈʃʊltɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18513, 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]. schultern is at rank #6,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʊltɐn].
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 18513, this pair ranks #1,917,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schildern vs schultern
Shared letters: cehlnrs. Private to "schildern": di. Private to "schultern": tu.
"schildern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC · "schultern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schildern" and "schultern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "schildern" vs "schultern" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schildern" and "schultern" 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 "schultern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schildern" and "schultern" 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 #1,917,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.