Which to use
“Scan” and “sea” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,044
- “Scan” frequency rank
- #11,518
- “sea” frequency rank
- 31562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Scan | sea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kopie beziehungsweise das Abbild einer Vorlage, die mit Hilfe eines Scanners erstellt wurde | das Meer |
Where the eye mixes Scan and sea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Scan and sea
A purely visual mix-up. Scan ([skɛn]) and sea ([siː]) 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 31562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Scan is recorded at frequency rank #20,044, classified as anoun, pronounced [skɛn]. sea is at rank #11,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [siː].
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 31562, this pair ranks #1,725,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Scan vs sea
Shared letters: as. Private to "Scan": cn. Private to "sea": e.
"Scan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sea" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Scan ← csan · sacn · scann · sccan · scna · sscan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Scan" and "sea" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Scan" or "sea"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Scan" and "sea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Scan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,725,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Scan" and "sea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sai vs Scan". 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 #1,725,607 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.