Which to use
“säuft” and “seufzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,266
- “säuft” frequency rank
- #33,292
- “seufzt” frequency rank
- 77558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | säuft | seufzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs saufen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs seufzen |
Where the eye mixes säuft and seufzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. säuft runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against seufzt's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between säuft and seufzt
A purely visual mix-up. säuft ([ˈzɔɪ̯ft]) and seufzt ([zɔɪ̯ft͡st]) 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 77558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
säuft is recorded at frequency rank #44,266, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɔɪ̯ft]. seufzt is at rank #33,292, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɔɪ̯ft͡st].
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 77558, this pair ranks #258,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of säuft vs seufzt
Shared letters: fstu. Private to "säuft": ä. Private to "seufzt": ez.
"säuft" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "seufzt" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seufzt ← esufzt · sefuzt · seuffzt · seuftz · seufztt · seufzzt · seuzft · sseufzt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "säuft" and "seufzt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "säuft" or "seufzt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "säuft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seufzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "säuft" and "seufzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "säuft vs surft". 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 #258,083 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.