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“Schublade” and “Schubladen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,940
- “Schublade” frequency rank
- #18,690
- “Schubladen” frequency rank
- 27630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schublade | Schubladen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oben offenes Behältnis, das in ein Möbelstück eingebaut ist und herausgezogen werden kann | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schublade |
Where the eye mixes Schublade and Schubladen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Schublade runs 9 letters (CCCVCCVCV) against Schubladen's 10 (CCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Schublade and Schubladen
A purely visual mix-up. Schublade ([ˈʃuːpˌlaːdə]) and Schubladen ([ˈʃuːpˌlaːdn̩]) 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) - “Schublade” sits inside “Schubladen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schublade is recorded at frequency rank #8,940, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃuːpˌlaːdə]. Schubladen is at rank #18,690, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃuːpˌlaːdn̩].
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 27630, this pair ranks #1,798,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schublade vs Schubladen
Shared letters: abcdehlsu. Private to "Schublade": -. Private to "Schubladen": n.
"Schublade" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCV · "Schubladen" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schublade ← cshublade · scchublade · schbulade · schhublade · schubalde · schubblade · schubladde · schublaed
- Schubladen ← cshubladen · scchubladen · schbuladen · schhubladen · schubalden · schubbladen · schubladden · schubladenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schublade" and "Schubladen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Schublade" or "Schubladen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schublade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schubladen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schublade" and "Schubladen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schublade vs schulde". 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 #1,798,622 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.