Which to use
“sehe” is a verb and “sehr” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #573
- “sehe” frequency rank
- #81
- “sehr” frequency rank
- 654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sehe | sehr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen | in hohem Maße, besonders |
Where the eye mixes sehe and sehr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sehe with sehr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sehe is [ˈzeːə] while sehr is [zeːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “sehe” becomes r in “sehr”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sehe is recorded at frequency rank #573, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːə]. sehr is at rank #81, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [zeːɐ̯].
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 654, this pair ranks #2,005,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sehe vs sehr
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "sehe": -. Private to "sehr": r.
"sehe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sehe" and "sehr" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sehe" or "sehr"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sehe" and "sehr" 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 "sehr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sehe" and "sehr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sehe". 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 #2,005,552 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.