Which to use
“sechsten” is an adjective and “suchten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,469
- “sechsten” frequency rank
- #7,820
- “suchten” frequency rank
- 14289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sechsten | suchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sechste | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs suchen |
Where the eye mixes sechsten and suchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sechsten vs suchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sechsten is [ˈzɛkstn̩] while suchten is [ˈzuːxtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sechsten is recorded at frequency rank #6,469, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛkstn̩]. suchten is at rank #7,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzuːxtn̩].
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 14289, this pair ranks #1,952,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sechsten vs suchten
Shared letters: cehnst. Private to "sechsten": -. Private to "suchten": u.
"sechsten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "suchten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sechsten" and "suchten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "sechsten" or "suchten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sechsten" and "suchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sechsten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sechsten" and "suchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachte vs suchten". 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 #1,952,257 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.