Which to use
“Schuld” is a noun and “schuldet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #999
- “Schuld” frequency rank
- #27,480
- “schuldet” frequency rank
- 28479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schuld | schuldet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verbindlichkeit, Pflicht, etwas zu tun oder zu unterlassen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schulden |
Where the eye mixes Schuld and schuldet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schuld vs schuldet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schuld is [ʃʊlt] while schuldet is [ˈʃʊldət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Schuld” sits inside “schuldet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schuld is recorded at frequency rank #999, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃʊlt]. schuldet is at rank #27,480, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʊldət].
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 28479, this pair ranks #1,784,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schuld vs schuldet
Shared letters: cdhlsu. Private to "Schuld": -. Private to "schuldet": et.
"Schuld" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "schuldet" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schuld" for "schuldet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Schuld" or "schuldet"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schuld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schuldet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schuld" and "schuldet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schulde vs schuldet". 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 #1,784,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.