SchülersvsschulternWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Schülers is a noun, schultern is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Schülers” is a noun and “schultern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,050
“Schülers” frequency rank
#6,351
“schultern” frequency rank
33401
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schülers schultern
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schüler transitiv:

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Schülers and schultern apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
Schülers
9 ch
schultern

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schülers is [ˈʃyːlɐs] while schultern is [ˈʃʊltɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 33401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schülers is recorded at frequency rank #27,050, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃyːlɐs]. 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 33401, this pair ranks #1,686,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Schülers vs schultern

Shared letters: cehlrs. Private to "Schülers": ü. Private to "schultern": ntu.

"Schülers" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCVCC  ·  "schultern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • schulterncshultern · scchultern · schhultern · schlutern · schuletrn · schulltern · schultenr · schulternn

Frequency comparison

Schülers#27,050
schultern#6,351

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Schülers" and "schultern" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Schülers" is a noun and "schultern" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Schülers" or "schultern"?
"schultern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,351 in our German list, against #27,050 for "Schülers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Schülers vs schultern

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Schülers”; for a verb, it's “schultern”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Schülers” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list