Which to use
“sagt” and “saugt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #237
- “sagt” frequency rank
- #19,706
- “saugt” frequency rank
- 19943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sagt | saugt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sagen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs saugen |
Where the eye mixes sagt and saugt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sagt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against saugt's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sagt and saugt
A purely visual mix-up. sagt ([zaːkt]) and saugt ([zaʊ̯kt]) 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 19943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sagt is recorded at frequency rank #237, classified as averb, pronounced [zaːkt]. saugt is at rank #19,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [zaʊ̯kt].
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 19943, this pair ranks #1,902,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sagt vs saugt
Shared letters: agst. Private to "sagt": -. Private to "saugt": u.
"sagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "saugt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sagt" for "saugt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sagt" or "saugt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sagt" and "saugt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saugt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,902,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sagt" and "saugt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saugt vs shut". 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 #1,902,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.