Which to use
“schult” and “spült” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,280
- “schult” frequency rank
- #34,379
- “spült” frequency rank
- 67659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schult | spült |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schulen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spülen |
Where the eye mixes schult and spült
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schult and spült
A purely visual mix-up. schult ([ʃuːlt]) and spült ([ʃpyːlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schult is recorded at frequency rank #33,280, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃuːlt]. spült is at rank #34,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːlt].
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 67659, this pair ranks #532,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schult vs spült
Shared letters: lst. Private to "schult": chu. Private to "spült": pü.
"schult" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "spült" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schult ← cshult · scchult · schhult · schlut · schullt · schultt · schutl · scuhlt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schult" and "spült" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "schult" vs "spült" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schult" and "spült" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schult" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spült" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #532,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schult" and "spült" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skull vs spült". 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 #532,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.