Which to use
“schleichen” and “schleicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,763
- “schleichen” frequency rank
- #23,695
- “schleicht” frequency rank
- 45458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schleichen | schleicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lautlos gehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs schleichen |
Where the eye mixes schleichen and schleicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schleichen and schleicht
A purely visual mix-up. schleichen ([ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩]) and schleicht ([ʃlaɪ̯çt]) 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 45458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schleichen is recorded at frequency rank #21,763, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩]. schleicht is at rank #23,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃlaɪ̯çt].
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 45458, this pair ranks #1,352,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schleichen vs schleicht
Shared letters: cehils. Private to "schleichen": n. Private to "schleicht": t.
"schleichen" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVVCCVC · "schleicht" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schleichen ← cshleichen · scchleichen · schelichen · schhleichen · schlecihen · schleicchen · schleicehn · schleichenn
- schleicht ← cshleicht · scchleicht · schelicht · schhleicht · schleciht · schleiccht · schleichht · schleichtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schleichen" and "schleicht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schleichen" or "schleicht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schleichen" and "schleicht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schleichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schleicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,352,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schleichen" and "schleicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schleicht vs schleift". 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 #1,352,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.