sachtvssacraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sacht is a adjective, sacra is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sacht” is an adjective and “sacra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,102
“sacht” frequency rank
#40,809
“sacra” frequency rank
82911
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacht sacra
Definition sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken Plural des Substantivs sacrum

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sacht and sacra apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
sacht
5 ch
sacra

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sacht is anadjective and sacraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82911, 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]. sacra is at rank #40,809, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 82911, this pair ranks #148,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sacht vs sacra

Shared letters: acs. Private to "sacht": ht. Private to "sacra": r.

"sacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "sacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sachtascht · saccht · sachht · sachtt · sacth · sahct · scaht · ssacht
  • sacraascra · sacar · saccra · sacrra · sarca · scara · ssacra

Frequency comparison

sacht#42,102
sacra#40,809

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sacht" and "sacra" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sacht" is an adjective and "sacra" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sacht" or "sacra"?
"sacra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,809 in our German list, against #42,102 for "sacht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sacht vs sacra

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “sacht”; for a noun, it's “sacra”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sacht” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list