Similar words
berichten
Berichten is to report facts, often formally or journalistically; schildern is to describe or depict something vividly, with more detail and color.
Similar in other languages
English
depict
depict is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to describe, to depict."
Practice
1 What does schildern mean?
to describe, to depict
2 Fill the gap: Der Zeuge ___ den Unfall.
Full sentence: Der Zeuge schilderte den Unfall. (The witness described the accident.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches schildern?
schildern: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.