Which to use
“sammeln” and “sammle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,784
- “sammeln” frequency rank
- #23,293
- “sammle” frequency rank
- 26077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sammeln | sammle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | systematisch suchen, erhalten und aufbewahren einer abgegrenzten Art beziehungsweise Kategorie bestimmter Gegenstände oder Informationen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sammeln |
Where the eye mixes sammeln and sammle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sammeln runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against sammle's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sammeln with sammle
A purely visual mix-up. sammeln ([ˈzaml̩n]) and sammle ([ˈzamlə]) 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 26077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sammeln is recorded at frequency rank #2,784, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzaml̩n]. sammle is at rank #23,293, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzamlə].
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 26077, this pair ranks #1,823,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sammeln vs sammle
Shared letters: aelms. Private to "sammeln": n. Private to "sammle": -.
"sammeln" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sammle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sammeln" and "sammle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sammeln" vs "sammle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sammeln" and "sammle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sammeln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sammle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sammeln" and "sammle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salle vs sammle". 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 #1,823,511 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.