Which to use
“schrille” and “schrillen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,977
- “schrille” frequency rank
- #44,899
- “schrillen” frequency rank
- 91876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schrille | schrillen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schrillen | einen hohen, grellen und sehr lauten Ton erzeugen |
Where the eye mixes schrille and schrillen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. schrille runs 8 letters (CCCCVCCV) against schrillen's 9 (CCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schrille vs schrillen
A purely visual mix-up. schrille ([ˈʃʁɪlə]) and schrillen ([ˈʃʁɪlən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “schrille” sits inside “schrillen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schrille is recorded at frequency rank #46,977, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʁɪlə]. schrillen is at rank #44,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʁɪlən].
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 91876, this pair ranks #34,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of schrille vs schrillen
Shared letters: cehilrs. Private to "schrille": -. Private to "schrillen": n.
"schrille" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV · "schrillen" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schrille" and "schrillen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schrille" or "schrillen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schrille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schrillen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schrille" and "schrillen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schnalle vs schrille". 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 #34,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.