Which to use
“Sache” and “Sauce” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #495
- “Sache” frequency rank
- #11,960
- “Sauce” frequency rank
- 12455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sache | Sauce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einzelner Gegenstand oder eine Gruppe von Dingen, die einer Person oder Angelegenheit zugehörig sind | fachsprachlich: alternative Schreibweise von Soße^([1]) beziehungsweise Soß; in Österreich nicht fachsprachliche Hauptschreibweise |
Where the eye mixes Sache and Sauce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Sache (CVCCV) and Sauce (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Sache vs Sauce
A purely visual mix-up. Sache ([ˈzaxə]) and Sauce ([ˈzoːsə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sache is recorded at frequency rank #495, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaxə]. Sauce is at rank #11,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzoːsə].
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 12455, this pair ranks #1,964,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sache vs Sauce
Shared letters: aces. Private to "Sache": h. Private to "Sauce": u.
"Sache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Sauce" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sache" and "Sauce" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Sache" vs "Sauce" - 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 "Sache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sauce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sache" and "Sauce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs Sauce". 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 #1,964,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.