SchnittvsSchnitteTell them apart

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“Schnitt” and “Schnitte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,515
“Schnitt” frequency rank
#14,925
“Schnitte” frequency rank
17440
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schnitt Schnitte
Definition der Durchschnitt zweier Mengen, also die Menge aller beiden gemeinsamen Elemente (Punkte, wenn es sich um Punktmengen handelt) eine Scheibe Brot (mit Belag)

Where the eye mixes Schnitt and Schnitte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Schnitt
8 ch
Schnitte

Look-alike desk: Schnitt vs Schnitte

A purely visual mix-up. Schnitt ([ʃnɪt]) and Schnitte ([ˈʃnɪtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Schnitt” sits inside “Schnitte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schnitt is recorded at frequency rank #2,515, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃnɪt]. Schnitte is at rank #14,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃnɪtə].

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 17440, this pair ranks #1,927,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Schnitt vs Schnitte

Shared letters: chinst. Private to "Schnitt": -. Private to "Schnitte": e.

"Schnitt" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC  ·  "Schnitte" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schnittcshnitt · scchnitt · schhnitt · schintt · schnit · schnnitt · schntit · scnhitt
  • Schnittecshnitte · scchnitte · schhnitte · schintte · schnite · schnitet · schnnitte · schntite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Schnitt" and "Schnitte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʃnɪt] versus [ˈʃnɪtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Schnitt" vs "Schnitte" - which ranks higher?
"Schnitt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,515 in our German list, against #14,925 for "Schnitte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Schnitt" and "Schnitte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Schnitt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Schnitte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,927,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Schnitt" and "Schnitte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schlitze vs Schnitte". 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 #1,927,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list