Which to use
“Sees” is a noun and “ste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,668
- “Sees” frequency rank
- #25,778
- “ste” frequency rank
- 40446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sees | ste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs See | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biti |
Letter map: Sees vs ste
Shared letters muted; letters that set Sees and ste apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Sees / ste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Sees is anoun and steaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40446, 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]. ste is at rank #25,778, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 40446, this pair ranks #1,508,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sees vs ste
Shared letters: es. Private to "Sees": -. Private to "ste": t.
"Sees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sees ← seess · ssees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sees" for "ste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Sees" vs "ste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Sees" and "ste".
- Full dictionary entry for "Sees" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,508,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sees" and "ste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ste". 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 #1,508,257 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.