Which to use
“Schwächen” is a noun and “schwächt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,761
- “Schwächen” frequency rank
- #25,758
- “schwächt” frequency rank
- 31519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schwächen | schwächt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwäche | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwächen |
Where the eye mixes Schwächen and schwächt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Schwächen runs 9 letters (CCCCVCCVC) against schwächt's 8 (CCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Schwächen vs schwächt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schwächen is [ˈʃvɛçn̩] while schwächt is [ʃvɛçt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schwächen is recorded at frequency rank #5,761, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃvɛçn̩]. schwächt is at rank #25,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃvɛçt].
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 31519, this pair ranks #1,726,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schwächen vs schwächt
Shared letters: chswä. Private to "Schwächen": en. Private to "schwächt": t.
"Schwächen" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC · "schwächt" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schwächen" and "schwächt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schwächen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwächt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,726,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schwächen" and "schwächt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schwachem vs schwächt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,726,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.