Which to use
“sachliche” and “sämtliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,682
- “sachliche” frequency rank
- #2,618
- “sämtliche” frequency rank
- 16300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sachliche | sämtliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sämtlich |
Where the eye mixes sachliche and sämtliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sachliche and sämtliche follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sachliche with sämtliche
A purely visual mix-up. sachliche ([ˈzaxlɪçə]) and sämtliche ([ˈzɛmtlɪçə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sachliche is recorded at frequency rank #13,682, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaxlɪçə]. sämtliche is at rank #2,618, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛmtlɪçə].
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 16300, this pair ranks #1,936,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sachliche vs sämtliche
Shared letters: cehils. Private to "sachliche": a. Private to "sämtliche": mtä.
"sachliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "sämtliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sachliche ← aschliche · sacchliche · sachhliche · sachilche · sachlcihe · sachlicche · sachliceh · sachlichhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sachliche" and "sämtliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sachliche" or "sämtliche" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sachliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sämtliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sachliche" and "sämtliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachliche vs Schliche". 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 #1,936,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.