Which to use
“Sees” and “sens” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,668
- “Sees” frequency rank
- #42,806
- “sens” frequency rank
- 57474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sees | sens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs See | Bedeutung; Sinn |
Where the eye mixes Sees and sens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Sees with sens
A purely visual mix-up. Sees ([zeːs]) and sens ([sɑ̃s]) 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 a single letter - e in “Sees” becomes n in “sens”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sees is recorded at frequency rank #14,668, classified as anoun, pronounced [zeːs]. sens is at rank #42,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sɑ̃s].
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 57474, this pair ranks #899,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sees vs sens
Shared letters: es. Private to "Sees": -. Private to "sens": n.
"Sees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sees" for "sens" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Sees" vs "sens" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Sees" and "sens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sees" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #899,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sees" and "sens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sens". 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 #899,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.