Which to use
“sac” is a noun and “sacht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,101
- “sac” frequency rank
- #42,102
- “sacht” frequency rank
- 84203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sac | sacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Transport- und Aufbewahrungsbehältnis aus grobem Stoff oder robustem Material | sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken |
Where the eye mixes sac and sacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sac runs 3 letters (CVC) against sacht's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sac vs sacht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sac is [sak] while sacht is [zaxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sac” sits inside “sacht”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sac is recorded at frequency rank #42,101, classified as anoun, pronounced [sak]. sacht is at rank #42,102, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zaxt].
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 84203, this pair ranks #127,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sac vs sacht
Shared letters: acs. Private to "sac": -. Private to "sacht": ht.
"sac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacht ← ascht · saccht · sachht · sachtt · sacth · sahct · scaht · ssacht
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sac" and "sacht" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sac" vs "sacht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sac" and "sacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sac vs seg". 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 #127,460 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.