Which to use
“sagte” and “sauter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #311
- “sagte” frequency rank
- #43,458
- “sauter” frequency rank
- 43769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sagte | sauter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sagen | springen |
Where the eye mixes sagte and sauter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sagte with sauter
A purely visual mix-up. sagte ([ˈzaːktə]) and sauter ([sote]) 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 43769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sagte is recorded at frequency rank #311, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzaːktə]. sauter is at rank #43,458, tagged as averb, pronounced [sote].
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 43769, this pair ranks #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sagte vs sauter
Shared letters: aest. Private to "sagte": g. Private to "sauter": ru.
"sagte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sauter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sagte" for "sauter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sagte" or "sauter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sagte" and "sauter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sauter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sagte" and "sauter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sauter vs Stuten". 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 #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.