Which to use
“schulde” is a verb and “Schürze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,206
- “schulde” frequency rank
- #27,924
- “Schürze” frequency rank
- 72130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schulde | Schürze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schulden | ein Kleidungsstück, welches man über der restlichen Kleidung trägt, um diese vor Schmutz zu schützen |
Where the eye mixes schulde and Schürze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses schulde with Schürze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schulde is [ˈʃʊldə] while Schürze is [ˈʃʏʁt͡sə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72130, 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]. Schürze is at rank #27,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʏʁt͡sə].
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 72130, this pair ranks #396,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of schulde vs Schürze
Shared letters: cehs. Private to "schulde": dlu. Private to "Schürze": rzü.
"schulde" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "Schürze" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- schulde ← cshulde · scchulde · schhulde · schlude · schudle · schuldde · schuled · schullde
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "schulde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schulde" and "Schürze" 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 #396,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.