Which to use
“sacht” and “Sankt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,102
- “sacht” frequency rank
- #7,524
- “Sankt” frequency rank
- 49626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacht | Sankt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken | heilig |
Where the eye mixes sacht and Sankt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacht and Sankt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sacht and Sankt
A purely visual mix-up. sacht ([zaxt]) and Sankt ([zaŋkt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49626, 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]. Sankt is at rank #7,524, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zaŋkt].
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 49626, this pair ranks #1,204,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacht vs Sankt
Shared letters: ast. Private to "sacht": ch. Private to "Sankt": kn.
"sacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Sankt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sacht" and "Sankt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sacht" or "Sankt"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sankt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,204,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacht" and "Sankt" 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 #1,204,347 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.