Which to use
“schone” is a verb and “schönere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,753
- “schone” frequency rank
- #25,760
- “schönere” frequency rank
- 51513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schone | schönere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schonen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs schön |
Where the eye mixes schone and schönere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. schone runs 6 letters (CCCVCV) against schönere's 8 (CCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses schone with schönere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schone is [ˈʃoːnə] while schönere is [ˈʃøːnəʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schone is recorded at frequency rank #25,753, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃoːnə]. schönere is at rank #25,760, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃøːnəʁə].
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 51513, this pair ranks #1,132,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schone vs schönere
Shared letters: cehns. Private to "schone": o. Private to "schönere": rö.
"schone" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "schönere" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- schone ← cshone · scchone · schhone · schnoe · schoen · scohne · shcone · sschone
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schone" for "schönere" ever safe?
Which is more common, "schone" or "schönere"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "schone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schönere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,132,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schone" and "schönere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schmiere vs schönere". 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 #1,132,627 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.