Which to use
“sehen” is a verb and “sehr” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #187
- “sehen” frequency rank
- #81
- “sehr” frequency rank
- 268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sehen | sehr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aktiv und passiv wahrnehmen über das Sinnesorgan Auge | in hohem Maße, besonders |
Where the eye mixes sehen and sehr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sehen is [ˈzeːən] while sehr is [zeːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sehen is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːən]. 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 268, this pair ranks #2,006,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sehen vs sehr
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "sehen": n. Private to "sehr": r.
"sehen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC