Which to use
“schuften” is a verb and “Schütte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,256
- “schuften” frequency rank
- #27,925
- “Schütte” frequency rank
- 60181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schuften | Schütte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hart/schwer arbeiten | Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von Schüttgut |
Where the eye mixes schuften and Schütte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. schuften runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVC) against Schütte's 7 (CCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schuften vs Schütte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schuften is [ˈʃʊftn̩] while Schütte is [ˈʃʏtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schuften is recorded at frequency rank #32,256, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʊftn̩]. 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 60181, this pair ranks #796,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schuften vs Schütte
Shared letters: cehst. Private to "schuften": fnu. Private to "Schütte": ü.
"schuften" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "Schütte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- schuften ← cshuften · scchuften · schfuten · schhuften · schufetn · schufften · schuftenn · schuftne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schuften" and "Schütte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "schuften" vs "Schütte" - which ranks higher?
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 "schuften" 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 #796,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schuften" 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 #796,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.