Which to use
“scherze” and “sicherte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,110
- “scherze” frequency rank
- #8,627
- “sicherte” frequency rank
- 32737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scherze | sicherte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scherzen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern |
Where the eye mixes scherze and sicherte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. scherze runs 7 letters (CCCVCCV) against sicherte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: scherze vs sicherte
A purely visual mix-up. scherze ([ˈʃɛʁt͡sə]) and sicherte ([ˈzɪçɐtə]) 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 32737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scherze is recorded at frequency rank #24,110, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɛʁt͡sə]. sicherte is at rank #8,627, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐtə].
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 32737, this pair ranks #1,701,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scherze vs sicherte
Shared letters: cehrs. Private to "scherze": z. Private to "sicherte": it.
"scherze" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "sicherte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scherze" and "sicherte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "scherze" or "sicherte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "scherze" and "sicherte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scherze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sicherte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,701,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scherze" and "sicherte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scherze vs Schurke". 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 #1,701,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.