Which to use
“schüttelt” and “schüttelte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,057
- “schüttelt” frequency rank
- #24,918
- “schüttelte” frequency rank
- 42975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schüttelt | schüttelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütteln | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schütteln |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set schüttelt and schüttelte apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. schüttelt ([ˈʃʏtl̩t]) 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 extra letter(s) - “schüttelt” sits inside “schüttelte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schüttelt is recorded at frequency rank #18,057, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʏtl̩t]. 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 42975, this pair ranks #1,432,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schüttelt vs schüttelte
Shared letters: cehlstü. Private to "schüttelt": -. Private to "schüttelte": -.
"schüttelt" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC · "schüttelte" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCV