Which to use
“seht” is a verb and “sens” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,847
- “seht” frequency rank
- #42,806
- “sens” frequency rank
- 46653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seht | sens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen | Bedeutung; Sinn |
Where the eye mixes seht and sens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: seht vs sens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seht is [zeːt] while sens is [sɑ̃s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seht is recorded at frequency rank #3,847, classified as averb, pronounced [zeːt]. sens is at rank #42,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sɑ̃s].
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 46653, this pair ranks #1,311,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seht vs sens
Shared letters: es. Private to "seht": ht. Private to "sens": n.
"seht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seht" and "sens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "seht" or "sens" show up more?
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 "seht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,311,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seht" and "sens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sens". 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 #1,311,736 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.