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“schreibe” and “schreibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,397
- “schreibe” frequency rank
- #1,121
- “schreibt” frequency rank
- 4518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schreibe | schreibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiben |
Where the eye mixes schreibe and schreibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: schreibe vs schreibt
A purely visual mix-up. schreibe ([ˈʃʁaɪ̯bə]) and schreibt ([ʃʁaɪ̯pt]) 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 “schreibe” becomes t in “schreibt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schreibe is recorded at frequency rank #3,397, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bə]. schreibt is at rank #1,121, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃʁaɪ̯pt].
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 4518, this pair ranks #1,997,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schreibe vs schreibt
Shared letters: bcehirs. Private to "schreibe": -. Private to "schreibt": t.
"schreibe" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVVCV · "schreibt" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schreibe" and "schreibt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schreibe" or "schreibt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schreibe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schreibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schreibe" and "schreibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schreibe vs Schreier". 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 #1,997,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.