Which to use
“Schlucht” is a noun and “schlucke” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,471
- “Schlucht” frequency rank
- #49,227
- “schlucke” frequency rank
- 64698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schlucht | schlucke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | enger und steiler Einschnitt in ein Tal | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schlucken |
Where the eye mixes Schlucht and schlucke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Schlucht (CCCCVCCC) and schlucke (CCCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Schlucht and schlucke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schlucht is [ʃlʊxt] while schlucke is [ˈʃlʊkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schlucht is recorded at frequency rank #15,471, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃlʊxt]. schlucke is at rank #49,227, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃlʊkə].
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 64698, this pair ranks #632,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Schlucht vs schlucke
Shared letters: chlsu. Private to "Schlucht": t. Private to "schlucke": ek.
"Schlucht" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCC · "schlucke" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Schlucht" and "schlucke" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Schlucht" or "schlucke"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Schlucht" and "schlucke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schlucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schlucke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #632,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schlucht" and "schlucke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schlucke vs Schurke". 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 #632,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.