Which to use
“Seelen” is a noun and “senken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,109
- “Seelen” frequency rank
- #5,879
- “senken” frequency rank
- 12988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Seelen | senken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seele | in eine niedrigere Position bringen |
Where the eye mixes Seelen and senken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Seelen (CVVCVC) and senken (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Seelen and senken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Seelen is [ˈzeːlən] while senken is [ˈzɛŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Seelen is recorded at frequency rank #7,109, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzeːlən]. senken is at rank #5,879, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɛŋkn̩].
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 12988, this pair ranks #1,960,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Seelen vs senken
Shared letters: ens. Private to "Seelen": l. Private to "senken": k.
"Seelen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "senken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Seelen" for "senken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Seelen" vs "senken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Seelen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "senken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Seelen" and "senken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seelen vs Stilen". 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 #1,960,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.