Which to use
“Schulte” is a name and “schüttet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,204
- “Schulte” frequency rank
- #29,777
- “schüttet” frequency rank
- 44981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schulte | schüttet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname, Familienname | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütten |
Where the eye mixes Schulte and schüttet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Schulte with schüttet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schulte is [ˈʃʊltə] while schüttet is [ˈʃʏtət]. 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schulte is recorded at frequency rank #15,204, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈʃʊltə]. schüttet is at rank #29,777, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʏtət].
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 44981, this pair ranks #1,368,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Schulte vs schüttet
Shared letters: cehst. Private to "Schulte": lu. Private to "schüttet": ü.
"Schulte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "schüttet" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schulte ← cshulte · scchulte · schhulte · schlute · schulet · schullte · schultte · schutle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Schulte" and "schüttet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Schulte" vs "schüttet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Schulte" and "schüttet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schulte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schüttet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,368,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schulte" and "schüttet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt vs schüttet". 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 #1,368,381 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.