Which to use
“sehen” and “seht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #187
- “sehen” frequency rank
- #3,847
- “seht” frequency rank
- 4034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sehen | seht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aktiv und passiv wahrnehmen über das Sinnesorgan Auge | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen |
Where the eye mixes sehen and seht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. sehen ([ˈzeːən]) and seht ([zeːt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sehen is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːən]. seht is at rank #3,847, tagged as averb, pronounced [zeːt].
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 4034, this pair ranks #1,998,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sehen vs seht
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "sehen": n. Private to "seht": t.
"sehen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "seht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC