Which to use
“schweres” and “sicheres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,563
- “schweres” frequency rank
- #10,747
- “sicheres” frequency rank
- 21310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schweres | sicheres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwer | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sicher |
Where the eye mixes schweres and sicheres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. schweres (CCCCVCVC) and sicheres (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between schweres and sicheres
A purely visual mix-up. schweres ([ˈʃveːʁəs]) and sicheres ([ˈzɪçəʁəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schweres is recorded at frequency rank #10,563, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːʁəs]. sicheres is at rank #10,747, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪçəʁəs].
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 21310, this pair ranks #1,887,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schweres vs sicheres
Shared letters: cehrs. Private to "schweres": w. Private to "sicheres": i.
"schweres" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCVC · "sicheres" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schweres" and "sicheres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schweres" or "sicheres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schweres" and "sicheres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schweres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sicheres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schweres" and "sicheres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schweres vs schwules". 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 #1,887,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.