sehtvssetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: seht is a verb, set is a num, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“seht” is a verb and “set” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,847
“seht” frequency rank
#3,995
“set” frequency rank
7842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seht set
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht

Letter map: seht vs set

Shared letters muted; letters that set seht and set apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
seht
3 ch
set

Role in the sentence - seht and set

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seht is averb and setanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7842, 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]. set is at rank #3,995, tagged as anum, pronounced […].

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 7842, this pair ranks #1,986,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seht vs set

Shared letters: est. Private to "seht": h. Private to "set": -.

"seht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "set" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sehtesht · sehht · sehtt · shet · sseht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "seht" and "set" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "seht" is a verb and "set" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "seht" vs "set" - which ranks higher?
"seht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,847 in our German list, against #3,995 for "set". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seht" and "set".

  • Full dictionary entry for "seht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "set" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,986,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seht" and "set" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs set". 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 #1,986,677 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list