SchnittevsSchnittenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,925
“Schnitte” frequency rank
#19,375
“Schnitten” frequency rank
34300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schnitte Schnitten
Definition eine Scheibe Brot (mit Belag) Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schnitte

Where the eye mixes Schnitte and Schnitten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Schnitte
9 ch
Schnitten

Visual trap between Schnitte and Schnitten

A purely visual mix-up. Schnitte ([ˈʃnɪtə]) and Schnitten ([ˈʃnɪtn̩]) 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) - “Schnitte” sits inside “Schnitten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schnitte is recorded at frequency rank #14,925, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃnɪtə]. Schnitten is at rank #19,375, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃnɪtn̩].

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 34300, this pair ranks #1,666,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Schnitte vs Schnitten

Shared letters: cehinst. Private to "Schnitte": -. Private to "Schnitten": -.

"Schnitte" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV  ·  "Schnitten" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schnittecshnitte · scchnitte · schhnitte · schintte · schnite · schnitet · schnnitte · schntite
  • Schnittencshnitten · scchnitten · schhnitten · schintten · schniten · schnitetn · schnittenn · schnittne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Schnitte" and "Schnitten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃnɪtə] versus [ˈʃnɪtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Schnitte" vs "Schnitten" - which ranks higher?
"Schnitte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,925 in our German list, against #19,375 for "Schnitten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Schnitte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Schnitten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,666,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Schnitte" and "Schnitten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schnitten vs schnitzen". 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 #1,666,454 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