Which to use
“schütt” and “shut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,721
- “schütt” frequency rank
- #47,728
- “shut” frequency rank
- 95449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schütt | shut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütten | schließen |
Where the eye mixes schütt and shut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. schütt runs 6 letters (CCCVCC) against shut's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses schütt with shut
A purely visual mix-up. schütt ([ʃʏt]) and shut ([ʃʌt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schütt is recorded at frequency rank #47,721, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃʏt]. shut is at rank #47,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃʌt].
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 95449, this pair ranks #11,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of schütt vs shut
Shared letters: hst. Private to "schütt": cü. Private to "shut": u.
"schütt" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shut ← shhut · shtu · shutt · sshut · suht
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schütt" and "shut" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "schütt" or "shut" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schütt" and "shut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schütt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schütt" and "shut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shut vs stu". 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 #11,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.