Which to use
“Sachse” is a noun and “sacht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,273
- “Sachse” frequency rank
- #42,102
- “sacht” frequency rank
- 72375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sachse | sacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Sachsen (Deutschland) geborener oder dort auf Dauer lebender Mensch | sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken |
Where the eye mixes Sachse and sacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Sachse runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against sacht's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Sachse vs sacht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sachse is [ˈzaksə] while sacht is [zaxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sachse is recorded at frequency rank #30,273, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaksə]. 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 72375, this pair ranks #390,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Sachse vs sacht
Shared letters: achs. Private to "Sachse": e. Private to "sacht": t.
"Sachse" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "sacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sachse" for "sacht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Sachse" or "sacht"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sachse" 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 #390,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sachse" and "sacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs sacht". 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 #390,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.