Which to use
“Schuld” and “Schulze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #999
- “Schuld” frequency rank
- #9,089
- “Schulze” frequency rank
- 10088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schuld | Schulze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verbindlichkeit, Pflicht, etwas zu tun oder zu unterlassen | in früheren Jahrhunderten Vorsteher eines Dorfes, der die Abgaben für den Grundherrn einforderte |
Where the eye mixes Schuld and Schulze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Schuld with Schulze
A purely visual mix-up. Schuld ([ʃʊlt]) and Schulze ([ˈʃʊlt͡sə]) 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 10088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schuld is recorded at frequency rank #999, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃʊlt]. Schulze is at rank #9,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʊlt͡sə].
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 10088, this pair ranks #1,976,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schuld vs Schulze
Shared letters: chlsu. Private to "Schuld": d. Private to "Schulze": ez.
"Schuld" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "Schulze" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schuld" and "Schulze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Schuld" or "Schulze" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "Schulze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schuld" and "Schulze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schulze vs Schurke". 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 #1,976,862 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.