Which to use
“schütteln” and “schüttelte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,169
- “schütteln” frequency rank
- #24,918
- “schüttelte” frequency rank
- 35087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schütteln | schüttelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Gegenstand oder eine Person schnell hin- und herbewegen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schütteln |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set schütteln and schüttelte apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. schütteln ([ˈʃʏtl̩n]) and schüttelte ([ˈʃʏtl̩tə]) 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 35087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schütteln is recorded at frequency rank #10,169, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʏtl̩n]. schüttelte is at rank #24,918, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʏtl̩tə].
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 35087, this pair ranks #1,648,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schütteln vs schüttelte
Shared letters: cehlstü. Private to "schütteln": n. Private to "schüttelte": -.
"schütteln" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC · "schüttelte" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCV