SehnevssoneWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Sehne is a noun, sone is an unknown, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Sehne” is a noun and “sone” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,136
“Sehne” frequency rank
#33,303
“sone” frequency rank
55439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sehne sone
Definition Band aus Bindegewebe zwischen Muskeln und Knochen zur wechselseitigen Übertragung der im Bewegungsablauf auftretenden mechanischen Kräfte Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Pronomens son

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Sehne and sone apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Sehne
4 ch
sone

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sehne is [ˈzeːnə] while sone is [ˈzoːnə]. 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 (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sehne is recorded at frequency rank #22,136, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzeːnə]. sone is at rank #33,303, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzoːnə].

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 55439, this pair ranks #979,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Sehne vs sone

Shared letters: ens. Private to "Sehne": h. Private to "sone": o.

"Sehne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "sone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sehneeshne · sehhne · senhe · shene · ssehne
  • soneosne · snoe · soen · ssone

Frequency comparison

Sehne#22,136
sone#33,303

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sehne" and "sone" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sehne" is a noun and "sone" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Sehne" or "sone"?
"Sehne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,136 in our German list, against #33,303 for "sone". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Sehne vs sone

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Sehne”; for an unknown, it's “sone”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Sehne” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list