Which to use
“Sehne” and “Sühne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,136
- “Sehne” frequency rank
- #41,488
- “Sühne” frequency rank
- 63624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sehne | Sühne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Band aus Bindegewebe zwischen Muskeln und Knochen zur wechselseitigen Übertragung der im Bewegungsablauf auftretenden mechanischen Kräfte | eine Wiedergutmachung, eine Genugtuung, eine Leistung für ein begangenes Unrecht oder ein Verschulden |
Where the eye mixes Sehne and Sühne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Sehne and Sühne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Sehne and Sühne
A purely visual mix-up. Sehne ([ˈzeːnə]) and Sühne ([ˈzyːnə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Sehne” becomes ü in “Sühne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63624, 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]. Sühne is at rank #41,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzyːnə].
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 63624, this pair ranks #670,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sehne vs Sühne
Shared letters: ehns. Private to "Sehne": -. Private to "Sühne": ü.
"Sehne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Sühne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sehne ← eshne · sehhne · senhe · shene · ssehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Sehne" and "Sühne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Sehne" vs "Sühne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sehne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sühne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #670,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sehne" and "Sühne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sohns vs Sühne". 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 #670,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.