Which to use
“shame” is a verb and “Summe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,491
- “shame” frequency rank
- #2,923
- “Summe” frequency rank
- 46414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shame | Summe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden beschämen | Ergebnis einer Addition mehrerer Zahlen |
Letter map: shame vs Summe
Shared letters muted; letters that set shame and Summe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. shame (CCVCV) and Summe (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: shame vs Summe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shame is averb and Summeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shame is recorded at frequency rank #43,491, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Summe is at rank #2,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzʊmə].
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 46414, this pair ranks #1,319,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shame vs Summe
Shared letters: ems. Private to "shame": ah. Private to "Summe": u.
"shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Summe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shame" and "Summe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "shame" vs "Summe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "shame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Summe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,319,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shame" and "Summe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shame". 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 #1,319,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.