Which to use
“Schulter” is a noun and “schultern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,158
- “Schulter” frequency rank
- #6,351
- “schultern” frequency rank
- 10509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schulter | schultern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Körperregion bei Wirbeltieren zwischen Halsansatz und den Schultergelenken | transitiv: |
Where the eye mixes Schulter and schultern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Schulter and schultern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schulter is [ˈʃʊltɐ] while schultern is [ˈʃʊltɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Schulter” sits inside “schultern”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schulter is recorded at frequency rank #4,158, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʊltɐ]. 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 10509, this pair ranks #1,974,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schulter vs schultern
Shared letters: cehlrstu. Private to "Schulter": -. Private to "schultern": n.
"Schulter" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "schultern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Schulter" and "schultern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Schulter" or "schultern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Schulter" and "schultern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schulter" 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 #1,974,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schulter" and "schultern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schnuller vs Schulter". 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 #1,974,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.