Which to use
“sahen” is a verb and “Sake” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,987
- “sahen” frequency rank
- #47,710
- “Sake” frequency rank
- 50697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sahen | Sake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sehen | japanisches alkoholisches Getränk, das aus mit Hefe vergorenem Reis hergestellt wird und heiß getrunken wird |
Where the eye mixes sahen and Sake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sahen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Sake's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sahen vs Sake
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sahen is [ˈzaːən] while Sake is [ˈzaːkə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sahen is recorded at frequency rank #2,987, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzaːən]. Sake is at rank #47,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaːkə].
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 50697, this pair ranks #1,163,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sahen vs Sake
Shared letters: aes. Private to "sahen": hn. Private to "Sake": k.
"sahen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Sake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sahen" for "Sake" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sahen" or "Sake"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sahen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,163,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sahen" and "Sake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs Sire". 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 #1,163,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.