schütten

[ˈʃʏtn̩]

/[ˈʃʏtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schütten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,759
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas durch starkes Kippen aus einem Gefäß entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schutten · schütten · German

schütten · rank #30,759 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,759
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schärfsten

Nearest frequency peer: schärfsten (-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 „schütten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schütten“ 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).

schütten vs Schütze
63% similar
schütten vs schützen
88% similar
schütten vs schüttet
88% similar

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

Key facts for schütten
PropertyValue
Headwordschütten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʏtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,759
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schütten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schüttenliegt 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: „schärfsten“ (#30,758), „screening“ (#30,760), „Schäferhund“ (#30,757). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schütten“ bei #30,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around schütten (IPA [ˈʃʏtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,759 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schütten, with forms such as "cshütten", "scchütten", and "schhütten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schütze", "schützen", "schüttet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schütten, spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durch starkes Kippen aus einem Gefäß entfernen
  2. 2
    sehr stark regnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how schütten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich schütte Wasser auf den Boden.
  2. „Der Sage nach rastete einst ein vom weiten Weg ermüdeter Riese auf der Felskante des Sonnenstein und schüttete währenddessen den Sand aus seinen Siebenmeilenstiefeln.“

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshütten
  • scchütten
  • schhütten
  • schtüten
  • schüten
  • schütetn
  • schüttenn
  • schüttne
  • scühtten
  • shcütten
  • sschütten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshütten2scchütten1schhütten1schtüten2schüten1schütetn2schüttenn1schüttne2
Edit distance from "schütten"

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 "schütten"?
"schütten" is spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʏtn̩].
What does "schütten" mean?
As a verb, "schütten" means: etwas durch starkes Kippen aus einem Gefäß entfernen
What words are commonly confused with "schütten"?
"schütten" is commonly confused with "Schütze", "schützen", "schüttet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schütten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schütten" is [ˈʃʏtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schütten" come from?
"schütten" 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 "schütten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scheffel#30,751Stacheln#30,785Pädagoge#30,728prämiert#30,724

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Spitzel11 variantsStachel11 variantsStreits11 variantsthunder11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list