Which to use
“schone” and “schwöre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,753
- “schone” frequency rank
- #10,362
- “schwöre” frequency rank
- 36115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schone | schwöre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schonen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwören |
Where the eye mixes schone and schwöre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. schone runs 6 letters (CCCVCV) against schwöre's 7 (CCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses schone with schwöre
A purely visual mix-up. schone ([ˈʃoːnə]) and schwöre ([ˈʃvøːʁə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36115, 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]. schwöre is at rank #10,362, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃvøːʁə].
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 36115, this pair ranks #1,623,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schone vs schwöre
Shared letters: cehs. Private to "schone": no. Private to "schwöre": rwö.
"schone" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "schwöre" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- schone ← cshone · scchone · schhone · schnoe · schoen · scohne · shcone · sschone
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schone" and "schwöre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "schone" or "schwöre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schone" and "schwöre" 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 "schwöre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,623,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schone" and "schwöre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schone vs Schopf". 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 #1,623,568 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.