Which to use
“sacht” and “sachte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,102
- “sacht” frequency rank
- #41,435
- “sachte” frequency rank
- 83537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacht | sachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht |
Where the eye mixes sacht and sachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sacht runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against sachte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sacht and sachte
A purely visual mix-up. sacht ([zaxt]) and sachte ([ˈzaxtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sacht” sits inside “sachte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacht is recorded at frequency rank #42,102, classified as anadj, pronounced [zaxt]. sachte is at rank #41,435, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaxtə].
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 83537, this pair ranks #138,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacht vs sachte
Shared letters: achst. Private to "sacht": -. Private to "sachte": e.
"sacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sachte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacht" and "sachte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sacht" vs "sachte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sacht" and "sachte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacht" and "sachte" 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 #138,294 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.