Which to use
“schön” and “schönes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #282
- “schön” frequency rank
- #2,040
- “schönes” frequency rank
- 2322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schön | schönes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ästhetisch, eine angenehme Wirkung auf die Sinne habend: zum Beispiel ein gutes Aussehen habend, sich gut anhörend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schön |
Where the eye mixes schön and schönes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses schön with schönes
A purely visual mix-up. schön ([ʃøːn]) and schönes ([ˈʃøːnəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “schön” sits inside “schönes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schön is recorded at frequency rank #282, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃøːn]. schönes is at rank #2,040, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃøːnəs].
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 2322, this pair ranks #2,002,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schön vs schönes
Shared letters: chnsö. Private to "schön": -. Private to "schönes": e.
"schön" · 5 letters · shape CCCVC · "schönes" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schön" and "schönes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schön" or "schönes" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "schön" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schönes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schön" and "schönes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schönes vs shoes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,002,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.