sehtvsshaConfusable pair

Which to use

“seht” and “sha” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,847
“seht” frequency rank
#40,842
“sha” frequency rank
44689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seht sha
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen eine Flüssigkeit aufnehmen; trinken

Where the eye mixes seht and sha

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
seht
3 ch
sha

Visual trap between seht and sha

A purely visual mix-up. seht ([zeːt]) and sha ([ʃáː]) 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 44689, 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]. sha is at rank #40,842, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃáː].

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 44689, this pair ranks #1,377,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of seht vs sha

Shared letters: hs. Private to "seht": et. Private to "sha": a.

"seht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "sha" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sehtesht · sehht · sehtt · shet · sseht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "seht" and "sha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([zeːt] versus [ʃáː]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "seht" vs "sha" - which ranks higher?
"seht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,847 in our German list, against #40,842 for "sha". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "sha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,377,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seht" and "sha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sha". 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 #1,377,990 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