Which to use
“scheiden” is a verb and “sehenden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,776
- “scheiden” frequency rank
- #36,618
- “sehenden” frequency rank
- 45394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheiden | sehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | räumlich voneinander trennen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehend |
Where the eye mixes scheiden and sehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses scheiden with sehenden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: scheiden is [ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩] while sehenden is [ˈzeːəndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheiden is recorded at frequency rank #8,776, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]. sehenden is at rank #36,618, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːəndn̩].
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 45394, this pair ranks #1,354,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scheiden vs sehenden
Shared letters: dehns. Private to "scheiden": ci. Private to "sehenden": -.
"scheiden" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC · "sehenden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scheiden" for "sehenden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "scheiden" or "sehenden" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,354,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheiden" and "sehenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sehenden vs suchenden". 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 #1,354,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.