Which to use
“Schlitten” and “Schritten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,819
- “Schlitten” frequency rank
- #7,815
- “Schritten” frequency rank
- 24634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schlitten | Schritten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | niedriger Sitz, der am vorderen Ende zwei nach oben gebogene Kufen hat und insbesondere von Kindern dazu verwendet wird, durch den Schnee und über Eis zu gleiten | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schritt |
Where the eye mixes Schlitten and Schritten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schlitten vs Schritten
A purely visual mix-up. Schlitten ([ˈʃlɪtn̩]) and Schritten ([ˈʃʁɪtn̩]) 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 - l in “Schlitten” becomes r in “Schritten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schlitten is recorded at frequency rank #16,819, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃlɪtn̩]. Schritten is at rank #7,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʁɪtn̩].
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 24634, this pair ranks #1,844,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schlitten vs Schritten
Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "Schlitten": l. Private to "Schritten": r.
"Schlitten" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC · "Schritten" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schlitten" and "Schritten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Schlitten" vs "Schritten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schlitten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schritten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schlitten" and "Schritten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schlieren vs Schlitten". 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 #1,844,848 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.