Which to use
“schulde” is a verb and “Schütte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,206
- “schulde” frequency rank
- #27,925
- “Schütte” frequency rank
- 72131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schulde | Schütte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schulden | Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von Schüttgut |
Where the eye mixes schulde and Schütte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses schulde with Schütte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schulde is [ˈʃʊldə] while Schütte is [ˈʃʏtə]. 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 72131, 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]. Schütte is at rank #27,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʏtə].
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 72131, this pair ranks #396,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of schulde vs Schütte
Shared letters: cehs. Private to "schulde": dlu. Private to "Schütte": tü.
"schulde" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "Schütte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- schulde ← cshulde · scchulde · schhulde · schlude · schudle · schuldde · schuled · schullde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schulde" for "Schütte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "schulde" or "Schütte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "schulde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schütte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schulde" and "Schütte" 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 #396,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.