Which to use
“sehn” and “steht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,016
- “sehn” frequency rank
- #194
- “steht” frequency rank
- 13210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sehn | steht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehnen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen |
Where the eye mixes sehn and steht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sehn runs 4 letters (CVCC) against steht's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sehn and steht
A purely visual mix-up. sehn ([zeːn]) and steht ([ʃteːt]) 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 13210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sehn is recorded at frequency rank #13,016, classified as averb, pronounced [zeːn]. steht is at rank #194, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃteːt].
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 13210, this pair ranks #1,959,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sehn vs steht
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "sehn": n. Private to "steht": t.
"sehn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "steht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sehn" and "steht" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sehn" vs "steht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sehn" and "steht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sehn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "steht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sehn" and "steht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sehn". 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 #1,959,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.