Which to use
“seht” is a verb and “spot” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,847
- “seht” frequency rank
- #9,457
- “spot” frequency rank
- 13304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seht | spot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen | ein kleiner runder Fleck, der sich in Farbe oder Beschaffenheit von der Umgebung absetzt |
Where the eye mixes seht and spot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. seht (CVCC) and spot (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: seht vs spot
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seht is [zeːt] while spot is [spɒt]. 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 13304, 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]. spot is at rank #9,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [spɒt].
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 13304, this pair ranks #1,958,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seht vs spot
Shared letters: st. Private to "seht": eh. Private to "spot": op.
"seht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "spot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seht" for "spot" ever safe?
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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 "spot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seht" and "spot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Späth vs spot". 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 #1,958,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.