Which to use
“sac” is a noun and “stach” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,101
- “sac” frequency rank
- #22,901
- “stach” frequency rank
- 65002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sac | stach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Transport- und Aufbewahrungsbehältnis aus grobem Stoff oder robustem Material | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stechen |
Where the eye mixes sac and stach
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sac runs 3 letters (CVC) against stach's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sac and stach
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sac is [sak] while stach is [ʃtaːx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65002, 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]. stach is at rank #22,901, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtaːx].
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 65002, this pair ranks #621,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sac vs stach
Shared letters: acs. Private to "sac": -. Private to "stach": ht.
"sac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "stach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stach ← satch · sstach · stacch · stachh · stahc · stcah · sttach · tsach
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sac" and "stach" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sac" or "stach" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "stach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #621,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sac" and "stach" 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 #621,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.