Which to use
“Schritte” and “Schütte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,788
- “Schritte” frequency rank
- #27,925
- “Schütte” frequency rank
- 30713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schritte | Schütte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schritt | Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von Schüttgut |
Where the eye mixes Schritte and Schütte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Schritte runs 8 letters (CCCCVCCV) against Schütte's 7 (CCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Schritte with Schütte
A purely visual mix-up. Schritte ([ˈʃʁɪtə]) and Schütte ([ˈʃʏtə]) 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 30713, 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]. Schütte is at rank #27,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʏtə].
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 30713, this pair ranks #1,742,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schritte vs Schütte
Shared letters: cehst. Private to "Schritte": ir. Private to "Schütte": ü.
"Schritte" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV · "Schütte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schritte ← cshritte · scchritte · schhritte · schirtte · schrite · schritet · schrritte · schrtite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schritte" and "Schütte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Schritte" or "Schütte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schritte" and "Schütte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schritte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schütte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,742,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schritte" and "Schütte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schurke vs Schütte". 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 #1,742,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.