Which to use
“schwebe” and “schwöre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,281
- “schwebe” frequency rank
- #10,362
- “schwöre” frequency rank
- 43643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwebe | schwöre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schweben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwören |
Where the eye mixes schwebe and schwöre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. schwebe and schwöre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: schwebe vs schwöre
A purely visual mix-up. schwebe ([ˈʃveːbə]) and schwöre ([ˈʃvøːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwebe is recorded at frequency rank #33,281, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃveːbə]. 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 43643, this pair ranks #1,411,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schwebe vs schwöre
Shared letters: cehsw. Private to "schwebe": b. Private to "schwöre": rö.
"schwebe" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCV · "schwöre" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- schwebe ← cshwebe · scchwebe · schewbe · schhwebe · schwbee · schwebbe · schweeb · schwwebe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schwebe" for "schwöre" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "schwebe" or "schwöre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schwebe" and "schwöre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwebe" 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 #1,411,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwebe" and "schwöre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schiere vs schwebe". 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 #1,411,511 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.