Which to use
“segne” is a verb and “Sühne” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,261
- “segne” frequency rank
- #41,488
- “Sühne” frequency rank
- 73749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | segne | Sühne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs segnen | eine Wiedergutmachung, eine Genugtuung, eine Leistung für ein begangenes Unrecht oder ein Verschulden |
Where the eye mixes segne and Sühne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. segne and Sühne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: segne vs Sühne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: segne is [ˈzeːɡnə] while Sühne is [ˈzyːnə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
segne is recorded at frequency rank #32,261, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːɡnə]. Sühne is at rank #41,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzyːnə].
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 73749, this pair ranks #351,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of segne vs Sühne
Shared letters: ens. Private to "segne": g. Private to "Sühne": hü.
"segne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Sühne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- segne ← esgne · seggne · segnne · senge · sgene · ssegne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "segne" for "Sühne" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "segne" or "Sühne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "segne" and "Sühne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "segne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sühne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "segne" and "Sühne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs segne". 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 #351,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.