schaut

[ʃaʊ̯t]

/[ʃaʊ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“schaut” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,818
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaut · schaut · German

schaut · rank #1,818 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,818
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitten

Nearest frequency peer: mitten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schaut“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schaut“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schaut vs shut
67% similar
schaut vs Schuh
50% similar
schaut vs schuf
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schaut
PropertyValue
Headwordschaut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃaʊ̯t]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,818
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schaut“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schautliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mitten“ (#1,817), „Schiff“ (#1,819), „melden“ (#1,816). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schaut“ bei #1,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around schaut (IPA [ʃaʊ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,818 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for schaut, with forms such as "cshaut", "scahut", and "scchaut". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "shut", "Schuh", "schuf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schaut, spelled S-C-H-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schauen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schauen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schauen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshaut
  • scahut
  • scchaut
  • schatu
  • schautt
  • schhaut
  • schuat
  • shcaut
  • sschaut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schaut - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshaut2scahut2scchaut1schatu2schautt1schhaut1schuat2shcaut2
Edit distance from "schaut"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schaut"?
"schaut" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaʊ̯t].
What does "schaut" mean?
As a verb, "schaut" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schauen
What words are commonly confused with "schaut"?
"schaut" is commonly confused with "shut", "Schuh", "schuf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schaut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schaut" is [ʃaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schaut" come from?
"schaut" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schaut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitten#1,817Schiff#1,819melden#1,816Israel#1,812

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sowieso9 variantsWerner9 variantsBedarf9 variantsWunder9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list