Which to use
“shut” is a verb and “Skat” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,728
- “shut” frequency rank
- #44,227
- “Skat” frequency rank
- 91955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shut | Skat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schließen | Kartenspiel für drei Personen, bei dem in jeder Runde ein Spieler bestimmt wird, der gegen die beiden anderen spielt |
Where the eye mixes shut and Skat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. shut and Skat follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between shut and Skat
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: shut is [ʃʌt] while Skat is [skaːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shut is recorded at frequency rank #47,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃʌt]. Skat is at rank #44,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced [skaːt].
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 91955, this pair ranks #33,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shut vs Skat
Shared letters: st. Private to "shut": hu. Private to "Skat": ak.
"shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Skat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "shut" and "Skat" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "shut" or "Skat" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "shut" and "Skat" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Skat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shut" and "Skat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt vs shut". 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 #33,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.