Which to use
“sacht” is an adjective and “suchte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,102
- “sacht” frequency rank
- #4,739
- “suchte” frequency rank
- 46841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacht | suchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs suchen |
Where the eye mixes sacht and suchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sacht runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against suchte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sacht vs suchte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacht is [zaxt] while suchte is [ˈzuːxtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46841, 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]. suchte is at rank #4,739, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzuːxtə].
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 46841, this pair ranks #1,305,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacht vs suchte
Shared letters: chst. Private to "sacht": a. Private to "suchte": eu.
"sacht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "suchte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sacht" and "suchte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sacht" vs "suchte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,305,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacht" and "suchte" 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 #1,305,108 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.