Which to use
“sacht” is an adjective and “sechs” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,102
- “sacht” frequency rank
- #650
- “sechs” frequency rank
- 42752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacht | sechs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken | sechs, die Zahl zwischen fünf und sieben |
Where the eye mixes sacht and sechs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacht and sechs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sacht with sechs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacht is [zaxt] while sechs is [zɛks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42752, 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]. sechs is at rank #650, tagged as anum, pronounced [zɛks].
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 42752, this pair ranks #1,439,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacht vs sechs
Shared letters: chs. Private to "sacht": at. Private to "sechs": e.
"sacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sechs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacht" and "sechs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sacht" vs "sechs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sacht" and "sechs" 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 "sechs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,439,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacht" and "sechs" 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 #1,439,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.