Which to use
“sagte” is a verb and “samt” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #311
- “sagte” frequency rank
- #4,155
- “samt” frequency rank
- 4466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sagte | samt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sagen | mit Dativ: zusammen mit |
Where the eye mixes sagte and samt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sagte vs samt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sagte is [ˈzaːktə] while samt is [zamt]. 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 (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sagte is recorded at frequency rank #311, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzaːktə]. samt is at rank #4,155, tagged as aprep, pronounced [zamt].
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 4466, this pair ranks #1,997,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sagte vs samt
Shared letters: ast. Private to "sagte": eg. Private to "samt": m.
"sagte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "samt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sagte" and "samt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sagte" vs "samt" - 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 "sagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "samt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sagte" and "samt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "samt 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 #1,997,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.