Which to use
“schert” and “sichere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,911
- “schert” frequency rank
- #4,304
- “sichere” frequency rank
- 29215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schert | sichere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sichern |
Where the eye mixes schert and sichere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schert and sichere
A purely visual mix-up. schert ([ʃeːɐ̯t]) and sichere ([ˈzɪçəʁə]) 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 29215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schert is recorded at frequency rank #24,911, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃeːɐ̯t]. sichere is at rank #4,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪçəʁə].
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 29215, this pair ranks #1,770,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schert vs sichere
Shared letters: cehrs. Private to "schert": t. Private to "sichere": i.
"schert" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "sichere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schert" for "sichere" ever safe?
Frequency check: "schert" vs "sichere" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schert" and "sichere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sichere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,770,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schert" and "sichere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schert vs schütt". 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 #1,770,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.