SchottevsschüttetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Schotte is a noun, schüttet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Schotte” is a noun and “schüttet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,802
“Schotte” frequency rank
#29,777
“schüttet” frequency rank
63579
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schotte schüttet
Definition ein Einwohner Schottlands 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütten

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Schotte and schüttet apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Schotte
8 ch
schüttet

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schotte is [ˈʃɔtə] while schüttet is [ˈʃʏtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schotte is recorded at frequency rank #33,802, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɔtə]. schüttet is at rank #29,777, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʏtət].

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 63579, this pair ranks #671,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Schotte vs schüttet

Shared letters: cehst. Private to "Schotte": o. Private to "schüttet": ü.

"Schotte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV  ·  "schüttet" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schottecshotte · scchotte · schhotte · schote · schotet · schtote · scohtte · shcotte

Frequency comparison

Schotte#33,802
schüttet#29,777

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Schotte" and "schüttet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Schotte" is a noun and "schüttet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Schotte" or "schüttet"?
"schüttet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,777 in our German list, against #33,802 for "Schotte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Schotte vs schüttet

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Schotte”; for a verb, it's “schüttet”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Schotte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list