Which to use
“sehe” and “seid” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #573
- “sehe” frequency rank
- #843
- “seid” frequency rank
- 1416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sehe | seid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen | [1] 2. Person Plural Präsens Indikativ des Verbs sein |
Where the eye mixes sehe and seid
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sehe vs seid
A purely visual mix-up. sehe ([ˈzeːə]) and seid ([zaɪ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sehe is recorded at frequency rank #573, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːə]. seid is at rank #843, tagged as averb, pronounced [zaɪ̯t].
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 1416, this pair ranks #2,004,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sehe vs seid
Shared letters: es. Private to "sehe": h. Private to "seid": di.
"sehe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "seid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sehe" and "seid" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sehe" or "seid" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sehe" and "seid" 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 "seid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sehe" and "seid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs seid". 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 #2,004,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.