Which to use
“sea” and “Sesam” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,518
- “sea” frequency rank
- #46,990
- “Sesam” frequency rank
- 58508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sea | Sesam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Meer | Pflanze der Art Sesamum indicum, aus der Familie der Sesamgewächse |
Where the eye mixes sea and Sesam
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sea runs 3 letters (CVV) against Sesam's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sea and Sesam
A purely visual mix-up. sea ([siː]) and Sesam ([ˈzeːzam]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sea is recorded at frequency rank #11,518, classified as anoun, pronounced [siː]. Sesam is at rank #46,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzeːzam].
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 58508, this pair ranks #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sea vs Sesam
Shared letters: aes. Private to "sea": -. Private to "Sesam": m.
"sea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Sesam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sesam ← essam · seasm · sesamm · sesma · sessam · sseam · ssesam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sea" and "Sesam" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sea" vs "Sesam" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sea" and "Sesam" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sesam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sea" and "Sesam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sega vs Sesam". 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 #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.