Which to use
“Schlag” is a noun and “schlägt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,071
- “Schlag” frequency rank
- #2,176
- “schlägt” frequency rank
- 5247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schlag | schlägt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schlagen |
Where the eye mixes Schlag and schlägt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schlag is [ʃlaːk] while schlägt is [ʃlɛːkt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schlag is recorded at frequency rank #3,071, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃlaːk]. schlägt is at rank #2,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃlɛːkt].
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 5247, this pair ranks #1,995,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schlag vs schlägt
Shared letters: cghls. Private to "Schlag": a. Private to "schlägt": tä.
"Schlag" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC · "schlägt" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schlag ← cshlag · scchlag · schalg · schhlag · schlagg · schlga · schllag · sclhag