Which to use
“schwöre” and “shore” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,362
- “schwöre” frequency rank
- #37,779
- “shore” frequency rank
- 48141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwöre | shore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwören | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs shear |
Where the eye mixes schwöre and shore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. schwöre runs 7 letters (CCCCVCV) against shore's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schwöre vs shore
A purely visual mix-up. schwöre ([ˈʃvøːʁə]) and shore ([ˈʃoːɐ̯…]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48141, 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]. shore is at rank #37,779, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃoːɐ̯…].
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 48141, this pair ranks #1,259,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schwöre vs shore
Shared letters: ehrs. Private to "schwöre": cwö. Private to "shore": o.
"schwöre" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCV · "shore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- shore ← hsore · shhore · shoer · shorre · shroe · sohre · sshore
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schwöre" and "shore" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "schwöre" vs "shore" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwöre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,259,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwöre" and "shore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shore vs Sire". 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 #1,259,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.