SchrittvsscriptWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Schritt” and “script” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#977
“Schritt” frequency rank
#20,737
“script” frequency rank
21714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schritt script
Definition Aufsetzen eines Fußes; das Schreiten schriftliche Form einer Rede oder der Wörter in einem Schauspiel oder Film

Where the eye mixes Schritt and script

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Schritt
6 ch
script

Look-alike desk: Schritt vs script

A purely visual mix-up. Schritt ([ʃʁɪt]) and script ([skrɪpt]) 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 21714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schritt is recorded at frequency rank #977, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃʁɪt]. script is at rank #20,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced [skrɪpt].

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 21714, this pair ranks #1,883,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Schritt vs script

Shared letters: cirst. Private to "Schritt": h. Private to "script": p.

"Schritt" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC  ·  "script" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schrittcshritt · scchritt · schhritt · schirtt · schrit · schrritt · schrtit · scrhitt
  • scriptcsript · sccript · scirpt · scrippt · scriptt · scritp · scrpit · scrript

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Schritt" for "script" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʃʁɪt] versus [skrɪpt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Schritt" or "script"?
"Schritt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #977 in our German list, against #20,737 for "script". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Schritt" and "script" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Schritt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "script" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,883,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Schritt" and "script" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "script vs Skripte". 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 #1,883,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list