Which to use
“Schulden” is a noun and “schütten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,150
- “Schulden” frequency rank
- #30,759
- “schütten” frequency rank
- 33909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schulden | schütten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die gesamten Verpflichtungen (Passiva) einer Person oder einer Firma, die dem vorhandenen Vermögen (Aktiva) gegenüber stehen | etwas durch starkes Kippen aus einem Gefäß entfernen |
Where the eye mixes Schulden and schütten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Schulden and schütten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Schulden and schütten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schulden is [ˈʃʊldn̩] while schütten is [ˈʃʏtn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schulden is recorded at frequency rank #3,150, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʊldn̩]. schütten is at rank #30,759, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʏtn̩].
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 33909, this pair ranks #1,675,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schulden vs schütten
Shared letters: cehns. Private to "Schulden": dlu. Private to "schütten": tü.
"Schulden" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "schütten" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schulden ← cshulden · scchulden · schhulden · schluden · schudlen · schuldden · schuldenn · schuldne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schulden" for "schütten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Schulden" or "schütten"?
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 "Schulden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schütten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schulden" and "schütten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt vs schütten". 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 #1,675,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.