Which to use
“sehe” and “sehn” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #573
- “sehe” frequency rank
- #13,016
- “sehn” frequency rank
- 13589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sehe | sehn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehnen |
Where the eye mixes sehe and sehn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sehe (CVCV) and sehn (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sehe vs sehn
A purely visual mix-up. sehe ([ˈzeːə]) and sehn ([zeːn]) 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 “sehe” becomes n in “sehn”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sehe is recorded at frequency rank #573, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːə]. sehn is at rank #13,016, tagged as averb, pronounced [zeːn].
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 13589, this pair ranks #1,957,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sehe vs sehn
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "sehe": -. Private to "sehn": n.
"sehe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sehn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sehe" and "sehn" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sehe" vs "sehn" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sehe" and "sehn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sehn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sehe" and "sehn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sehn". 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 #1,957,006 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.