sähevssheTell them apart

Quick tell: sähe is a verb, she is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sähe” is a verb and “she” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,704
“sähe” frequency rank
#11,521
“she” frequency rank
25225
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sähe she
Definition 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sehen sie

Where the eye mixes sähe and she

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

4 ch
sähe
3 ch
she

Look-alike desk: sähe vs she

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sähe is [ˈzɛːə] while she is [ʃiː]. 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 pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sähe is recorded at frequency rank #13,704, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɛːə]. she is at rank #11,521, tagged as apron, pronounced [ʃiː].

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 25225, this pair ranks #1,836,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sähe vs she

Shared letters: ehs. Private to "sähe": ä. Private to "she": -.

"sähe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "she" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sähe" and "she" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sähe" is a verb and "she" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sähe" vs "she" - which ranks higher?
"she" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,521 in our German list, against #13,704 for "sähe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "sähe" and "she" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sähe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "she" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,836,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sähe" and "she" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sähe vs Sire". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,836,349 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