Which to use
“Schritte” and “Schritten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,788
- “Schritte” frequency rank
- #7,815
- “Schritten” frequency rank
- 10603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schritte | Schritten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schritt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schritt |
Where the eye mixes Schritte and Schritten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schritte vs Schritten
A purely visual mix-up. Schritte ([ˈʃʁɪtə]) and Schritten ([ˈʃʁɪtn̩]) 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) - “Schritte” sits inside “Schritten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schritte is recorded at frequency rank #2,788, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʁɪtə]. Schritten is at rank #7,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʁɪtn̩].
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 10603, this pair ranks #1,974,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schritte vs Schritten
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "Schritte": -. Private to "Schritten": n.
"Schritte" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV · "Schritten" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schritte" and "Schritten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Schritte" or "Schritten" 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 "Schritte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schritten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schritte" and "Schritten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schrien vs Schritten". 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 #1,974,319 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.