Which to use
“schwor” and “schwöre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,200
- “schwor” frequency rank
- #10,362
- “schwöre” frequency rank
- 50562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwor | schwöre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwören | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwören |
Where the eye mixes schwor and schwöre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: schwor vs schwöre
A purely visual mix-up. schwor ([ʃvoːɐ̯]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwor is recorded at frequency rank #40,200, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃvoːɐ̯]. 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 50562, this pair ranks #1,168,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schwor vs schwöre
Shared letters: chrsw. Private to "schwor": o. Private to "schwöre": eö.
"schwor" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC · "schwöre" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- schwor ← cshwor · scchwor · schhwor · schowr · schworr · schwro · schwwor · scwhor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schwor" for "schwöre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "schwor" or "schwöre"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schwor" and "schwöre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwor" 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 #1,168,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwor" and "schwöre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schwaz vs schwor". 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 #1,168,942 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.