Which to use
“schulde” is a verb and “Schulte” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,206
- “schulde” frequency rank
- #15,204
- “Schulte” frequency rank
- 59410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schulde | Schulte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schulden | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Where the eye mixes schulde and Schulte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schulde and Schulte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schulde is [ˈʃʊldə] while Schulte is [ˈʃʊltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “schulde” becomes t in “Schulte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schulde is recorded at frequency rank #44,206, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʊldə]. Schulte is at rank #15,204, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈʃʊltə].
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 59410, this pair ranks #825,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schulde vs Schulte
Shared letters: cehlsu. Private to "schulde": d. Private to "Schulte": t.
"schulde" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "Schulte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schulde" for "Schulte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "schulde" or "Schulte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schulde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schulte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #825,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schulde" and "Schulte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schulde 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 #825,545 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.