Which to use
“schuften” and “schüttet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,256
- “schuften” frequency rank
- #29,777
- “schüttet” frequency rank
- 62033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schuften | schüttet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hart/schwer arbeiten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütten |
Where the eye mixes schuften and schüttet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. schuften and schüttet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between schuften and schüttet
A purely visual mix-up. schuften ([ˈʃʊftn̩]) and schüttet ([ˈʃʏtət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62033, 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]. schüttet is at rank #29,777, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʏtət].
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 62033, this pair ranks #727,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schuften vs schüttet
Shared letters: cehst. Private to "schuften": fnu. Private to "schüttet": ü.
"schuften" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "schüttet" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schuften ← cshuften · scchuften · schfuten · schhuften · schufetn · schufften · schuftenn · schuftne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schuften" and "schüttet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schuften" or "schüttet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schuften" and "schüttet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schuften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schüttet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #727,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schuften" and "schüttet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt vs schüttet". 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 #727,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.