Which to use
“Sake” is a noun and “salze” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,710
- “Sake” frequency rank
- #28,841
- “salze” frequency rank
- 76551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sake | salze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | japanisches alkoholisches Getränk, das aus mit Hefe vergorenem Reis hergestellt wird und heiß getrunken wird | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs salzen |
Where the eye mixes Sake and salze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Sake runs 4 letters (CVCV) against salze's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Sake with salze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sake is [ˈzaːkə] while salze is [ˈzalt͡sə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sake is recorded at frequency rank #47,710, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaːkə]. salze is at rank #28,841, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzalt͡sə].
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 76551, this pair ranks #281,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Sake vs salze
Shared letters: aes. Private to "Sake": k. Private to "salze": lz.
"Sake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "salze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Sake" and "salze" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Sake" or "salze"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Sake" and "salze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sake" and "salze" 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 #281,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.