Which to use
“Säure” is a noun and “saures” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,980
- “Säure” frequency rank
- #42,109
- “saures” frequency rank
- 54089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Säure | saures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chemische Verbindung, die im Zuge einer Säure-Base-Reaktion Protonen abgeben kann | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sauer |
Where the eye mixes Säure and saures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Säure runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against saures's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Säure with saures
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Säure is [ˈzɔɪ̯ʁə] while saures is [ˈzaʊ̯ʁəs]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Säure is recorded at frequency rank #11,980, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɔɪ̯ʁə]. saures is at rank #42,109, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaʊ̯ʁəs].
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 54089, this pair ranks #1,032,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Säure vs saures
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "Säure": ä. Private to "saures": a.
"Säure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "saures" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- saures ← asures · sarues · sauers · sauress · saurres · saurse · ssaures · suares
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Säure" and "saures" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Säure" vs "saures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Säure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,032,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Säure" and "saures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saures vs sources". 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 #1,032,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.