Which to use
“sehen” and “stehend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #187
- “sehen” frequency rank
- #12,595
- “stehend” frequency rank
- 12782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sehen | stehend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aktiv und passiv wahrnehmen über das Sinnesorgan Auge | Partizip Präsens des Verbs stehen |
Where the eye mixes sehen and stehend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sehen vs stehend
A purely visual mix-up. sehen ([ˈzeːən]) and stehend ([ˈʃteːənt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sehen is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzeːən]. stehend is at rank #12,595, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃteːənt].
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 12782, this pair ranks #1,962,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sehen vs stehend
Shared letters: ehns. Private to "sehen": -. Private to "stehend": dt.
"sehen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "stehend" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sehen" and "stehend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sehen" or "stehend"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sehen" and "stehend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stehend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sehen" and "stehend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stehend vs Stelen". 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 #1,962,078 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.