Which to use
“seg” is a pronoun and “segne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,245
- “seg” frequency rank
- #32,261
- “segne” frequency rank
- 81506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seg | segne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs segnen |
Letter map: seg vs segne
Shared letters muted; letters that set seg and segne apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. seg runs 3 letters (CVC) against segne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: seg vs segne
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seg is apronoun and segneaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “seg” sits inside “segne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seg is recorded at frequency rank #49,245, classified as apron, pronounced […]. segne is at rank #32,261, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːɡnə].
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 81506, this pair ranks #174,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seg vs segne
Shared letters: egs. Private to "seg": -. Private to "segne": n.
"seg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "segne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- segne ← esgne · seggne · segnne · senge · sgene · ssegne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seg" and "segne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "seg" vs "segne" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "seg" vs "segne" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "seg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "segne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seg" and "segne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs seg". 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 #174,507 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.