Which to use
“schuldig” is an adjective and “Schulung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,553
- “schuldig” frequency rank
- #13,013
- “Schulung” frequency rank
- 17566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schuldig | Schulung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für etwas die Schuld tragend | Veranstaltung, bei der Wissen zu einem bestimmten Thema vermittelt wird |
Where the eye mixes schuldig and Schulung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. schuldig (CCCVCCVC) and Schulung (CCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: schuldig vs Schulung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schuldig is [ˈʃʊldɪç] while Schulung is [ˈʃuːlʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schuldig is recorded at frequency rank #4,553, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃʊldɪç]. Schulung is at rank #13,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃuːlʊŋ].
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 17566, this pair ranks #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schuldig vs Schulung
Shared letters: cghlsu. Private to "schuldig": di. Private to "Schulung": n.
"schuldig" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "Schulung" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schuldig" and "Schulung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "schuldig" vs "Schulung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schuldig" and "Schulung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schuldig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schulung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schuldig" and "Schulung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schlund vs Schulung". 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 #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.