sachtevsSichtWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#41,435
“sachte” frequency rank
#1,189
“Sicht” frequency rank
42624
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sachte Sicht
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht das, was man von einem bestimmten Punkt aus sehen kann

Where the eye mixes sachte and Sicht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
sachte
5 ch
Sicht

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sachte is [ˈzaxtə] while Sicht is [zɪçt]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42624, 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]. Sicht is at rank #1,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zɪçt].

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 42624, this pair ranks #1,443,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sachte vs Sicht

Shared letters: chst. Private to "sachte": ae. Private to "Sicht": i.

"sachte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "Sicht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sachteaschte · sacchte · sachet · sachhte · sachtte · sacthe · sahcte · scahte
  • Sichtischt · sciht · siccht · sichht · sichtt · sicth · sihct · ssicht

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sachte" and "Sicht" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sachte" is an adjective and "Sicht" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sachte" or "Sicht"?
"Sicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,189 in our German list, against #41,435 for "sachte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "sachte" and "Sicht". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,443,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sachte" and "Sicht" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list