Which to use
“Schwarze” is a noun and “schwöre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,612
- “Schwarze” frequency rank
- #10,362
- “schwöre” frequency rank
- 11974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schwarze | schwöre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche, dunkelhäutige Person | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwören |
Where the eye mixes Schwarze and schwöre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Schwarze runs 8 letters (CCCCVCCV) against schwöre's 7 (CCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Schwarze and schwöre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schwarze is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sə] while schwöre is [ˈʃvøːʁə]. 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 11974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schwarze is recorded at frequency rank #1,612, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃvaʁt͡sə]. schwöre is at rank #10,362, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃvøːʁə].
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 11974, this pair ranks #1,966,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schwarze vs schwöre
Shared letters: cehrsw. Private to "Schwarze": az. Private to "schwöre": ö.
"Schwarze" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV · "schwöre" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schwarze ← cshwarze · scchwarze · schawrze · schhwarze · schwarez · schwarrze · schwarzze · schwazre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schwarze" for "schwöre" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Schwarze" or "schwöre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Schwarze" and "schwöre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schwarze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwöre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schwarze" and "schwöre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schiere vs schwöre". 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 #1,966,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.