Which to use
“schwer” is an adjective and “Sucher” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #446
- “schwer” frequency rank
- #29,354
- “Sucher” frequency rank
- 29800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwer | Sucher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein hohes Gewicht habend | Person, die etwas oder jemanden sucht |
Where the eye mixes schwer and Sucher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses schwer with Sucher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schwer is [ʃveːɐ̯] while Sucher is [ˈzuːxɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwer is recorded at frequency rank #446, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃveːɐ̯]. Sucher is at rank #29,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzuːxɐ].
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 29800, this pair ranks #1,760,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schwer vs Sucher
Shared letters: cehrs. Private to "schwer": w. Private to "Sucher": u.
"schwer" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC · "Sucher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schwer" and "Sucher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "schwer" or "Sucher"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schwer" and "Sucher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sucher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwer" and "Sucher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs Sucher". 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 #1,760,060 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.