Which to use
“Sees” and “sus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,668
- “Sees” frequency rank
- #15,757
- “sus” frequency rank
- 30425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sees | sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs See | Schwester |
Where the eye mixes Sees and sus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Sees with sus
A purely visual mix-up. Sees ([zeːs]) and sus ([sœs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30425, 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]. sus is at rank #15,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sœs].
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 30425, this pair ranks #1,748,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sees vs sus
Shared letters: s. Private to "Sees": e. Private to "sus": u.
"Sees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sees ← seess · ssees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sees" and "sus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Sees" or "sus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Sees" and "sus" 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 "sus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,748,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sees" and "sus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sus". 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 #1,748,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.