Which to use
“sehen” and “stehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #187
- “sehen” frequency rank
- #297
- “stehen” frequency rank
- 484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sehen | stehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aktiv und passiv wahrnehmen über das Sinnesorgan Auge | sich auf den Beinen ohne Ortsveränderung aufhalten |
Where the eye mixes sehen and stehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. sehen ([ˈzeːən]) and stehen ([ˈʃteːən]) 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 484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sehen is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːən]. stehen is at rank #297, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃteːən].
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 484, this pair ranks #2,005,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sehen vs stehen
Shared letters: ehns. Private to "sehen": -. Private to "stehen": t.
"sehen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "stehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC