Which to use
“säen” is a verb and “Sake” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,300
- “säen” frequency rank
- #47,710
- “Sake” frequency rank
- 80010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | säen | Sake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausstreuend oder setzend Saatgut in den dafür vorbereiteten Boden bringen | japanisches alkoholisches Getränk, das aus mit Hefe vergorenem Reis hergestellt wird und heiß getrunken wird |
Where the eye mixes säen and Sake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. säen (CVVC) and Sake (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: säen vs Sake
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: säen is [ˈzɛːən] while Sake is [ˈzaːkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
säen is recorded at frequency rank #32,300, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɛːən]. Sake is at rank #47,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaːkə].
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 80010, this pair ranks #204,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of säen vs Sake
Shared letters: es. Private to "säen": nä. Private to "Sake": ak.
"säen" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Sake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sake ← aske · saek · sakke · skae · ssake
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "säen" for "Sake" ever safe?
Frequency check: "säen" vs "Sake" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "säen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "säen" and "Sake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs Sire". 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 #204,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.