Which to use
“schwöre” is a verb and “Schwur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,362
- “schwöre” frequency rank
- #29,776
- “Schwur” frequency rank
- 40138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwöre | Schwur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwören | verbindliche Festlegung auf etwas |
Where the eye mixes schwöre and Schwur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. schwöre runs 7 letters (CCCCVCV) against Schwur's 6 (CCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schwöre vs Schwur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schwöre is [ˈʃvøːʁə] while Schwur is [ʃvuːɐ̯]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwöre is recorded at frequency rank #10,362, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃvøːʁə]. 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 40138, this pair ranks #1,517,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schwöre vs Schwur
Shared letters: chrsw. Private to "schwöre": eö. Private to "Schwur": u.
"schwöre" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCV · "Schwur" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schwur ← cshwur · scchwur · schhwur · schuwr · schwru · schwurr · schwwur · scwhur
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schwöre" and "Schwur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "schwöre" or "Schwur"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwöre" 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 #1,517,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwöre" and "Schwur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schwund vs Schwur". 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 #1,517,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.