Which to use
“Schüler” is a noun and “schultern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #910
- “Schüler” frequency rank
- #6,351
- “schultern” frequency rank
- 7261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schüler | schultern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die eine Schule besucht | transitiv: |
Where the eye mixes Schüler and schultern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Schüler and schultern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schüler is [ˈʃyːlɐ] while schultern is [ˈʃʊltɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schüler is recorded at frequency rank #910, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃyːlɐ]. schultern is at rank #6,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʊltɐn].
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 7261, this pair ranks #1,988,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schüler vs schultern
Shared letters: cehlrs. Private to "Schüler": ü. Private to "schultern": ntu.
"Schüler" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "schultern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schultern ← cshultern · scchultern · schhultern · schlutern · schuletrn · schulltern · schultenr · schulternn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schüler" for "schultern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Schüler" or "schultern" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schüler" and "schultern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schüler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schultern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schüler" and "schultern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schüler vs schwules". 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 #1,988,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.