Which to use
“sacht” is an adjective and “Säcke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,102
- “sacht” frequency rank
- #13,953
- “Säcke” frequency rank
- 56055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacht | Säcke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sack |
Where the eye mixes sacht and Säcke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sacht (CVCCC) and Säcke (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sacht vs Säcke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacht is [zaxt] while Säcke is [ˈzɛkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56055, 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]. Säcke is at rank #13,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛkə].
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 56055, this pair ranks #955,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacht vs Säcke
Shared letters: cs. Private to "sacht": aht. Private to "Säcke": ekä.
"sacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Säcke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacht ← ascht · saccht · sachht · sachtt · sacth · sahct · scaht · ssacht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sacht" for "Säcke" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sacht" or "Säcke"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sacht" and "Säcke" 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 "Säcke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #955,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacht" and "Säcke" 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 #955,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.