Which to use
“schone” and “schont” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,753
- “schone” frequency rank
- #36,616
- “schont” frequency rank
- 62369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schone | schont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schonen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schonen |
Where the eye mixes schone and schont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: schone vs schont
A purely visual mix-up. schone ([ˈʃoːnə]) and schont ([ʃoːnt]) 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 a single letter - e in “schone” becomes t in “schont”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62369, 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]. schont is at rank #36,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃoːnt].
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 62369, this pair ranks #715,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schone vs schont
Shared letters: chnos. Private to "schone": e. Private to "schont": t.
"schone" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "schont" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schone" and "schont" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schone" or "schont" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schone" and "schont" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #715,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schone" and "schont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schont vs schütt". 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 #715,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.