Which to use
“schlucken” and “schluckte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,802
- “schlucken” frequency rank
- #41,449
- “schluckte” frequency rank
- 51251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schlucken | schluckte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Zusammenziehen der Muskeln im Hals und Mund in den Magen gelangen lassen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlucken |
Where the eye mixes schlucken and schluckte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. schlucken (CCCCVCCVC) and schluckte (CCCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: schlucken vs schluckte
A purely visual mix-up. schlucken ([ˈʃlʊkn̩]) and schluckte ([ˈʃlʊktə]) 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 51251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schlucken is recorded at frequency rank #9,802, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃlʊkn̩]. schluckte is at rank #41,449, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃlʊktə].
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 51251, this pair ranks #1,142,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schlucken vs schluckte
Shared letters: cehklsu. Private to "schlucken": n. Private to "schluckte": t.
"schlucken" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC · "schluckte" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schlucken" and "schluckte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "schlucken" vs "schluckte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schlucken" and "schluckte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schlucken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schluckte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,142,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schlucken" and "schluckte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schlucke vs schluckte". 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 #1,142,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.