Which to use
“sachte” is an adjective and “Salate” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,435
- “sachte” frequency rank
- #37,180
- “Salate” frequency rank
- 78615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sachte | Salate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Salat |
Where the eye mixes sachte and Salate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sachte (CVCCCV) and Salate (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sachte and Salate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sachte is [ˈzaxtə] while Salate is [zaˈlaːtə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sachte is recorded at frequency rank #41,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaxtə]. Salate is at rank #37,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zaˈlaːtə].
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 78615, this pair ranks #234,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sachte vs Salate
Shared letters: aest. Private to "sachte": ch. Private to "Salate": l.
"sachte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Salate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sachte" for "Salate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sachte" vs "Salate" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sachte" and "Salate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Salate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sachte" and "Salate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs sachte". 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 #234,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.