Which to use
“schüttet” is a verb and “Schütze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,777
- “schüttet” frequency rank
- #9,629
- “Schütze” frequency rank
- 39406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schüttet | Schütze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütten | jemand, dessen Tätigkeit das Schießen ist |
Where the eye mixes schüttet and Schütze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. schüttet runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVC) against Schütze's 7 (CCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses schüttet with Schütze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schüttet is [ˈʃʏtət] while Schütze is [ˈʃʏt͡sə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schüttet is recorded at frequency rank #29,777, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃʏtət]. Schütze is at rank #9,629, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʏt͡sə].
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 39406, this pair ranks #1,537,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schüttet vs Schütze
Shared letters: cehstü. Private to "schüttet": -. Private to "Schütze": z.
"schüttet" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "Schütze" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schüttet" for "Schütze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "schüttet" or "Schütze"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schüttet" and "Schütze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schüttet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schütze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,537,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schüttet" and "Schütze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt vs schüttet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,537,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.