SagervssaleConfusable pair

Which to use

“Sager” and “sale” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,792
“Sager” frequency rank
#13,472
“sale” frequency rank
47264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sager sale
Definition der etwas sagt Transaktion Ware gegen Geld: Verkauf

Where the eye mixes Sager and sale

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Sager
4 ch
sale

Look-alike desk: Sager vs sale

A purely visual mix-up. Sager ([ˈzaːɡɐ]) and sale ([seɪl]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sager is recorded at frequency rank #33,792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaːɡɐ]. sale is at rank #13,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seɪl].

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 47264, this pair ranks #1,290,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Sager vs sale

Shared letters: aes. Private to "Sager": gr. Private to "sale": l.

"Sager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "sale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sagerasger · saegr · sagerr · sagger · sagre · sgaer · ssager
  • saleasle · sael · slae · ssale

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sager" and "sale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzaːɡɐ] versus [seɪl]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Sager" or "sale"?
"sale" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,472 in our German list, against #33,792 for "Sager". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,290,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sager" and "sale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sager vs Sake". 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 #1,290,458 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list