Which to use
“schwor” is a verb and “Schwur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,200
- “schwor” frequency rank
- #29,776
- “Schwur” frequency rank
- 69976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwor | Schwur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwören | verbindliche Festlegung auf etwas |
Where the eye mixes schwor and Schwur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. schwor and Schwur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: schwor vs Schwur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schwor is [ʃvoːɐ̯] while Schwur is [ʃvuːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “schwor” becomes u in “Schwur”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69976, 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]. Schwur is at rank #29,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃvuːɐ̯].
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 69976, this pair ranks #460,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of schwor vs Schwur
Shared letters: chrsw. Private to "schwor": o. Private to "Schwur": u.
"schwor" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC · "Schwur" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schwor" and "Schwur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "schwor" vs "Schwur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schwor" and "Schwur" 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 "Schwur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #460,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwor" and "Schwur" 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 #460,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.