Which to use
“Seide” and “Speise” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,408
- “Seide” frequency rank
- #24,931
- “Speise” frequency rank
- 39339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Seide | Speise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feine Textilfaser, die aus den Kokons der Seidenraupe gewonnen wird | Mahlzeit, zubereitetes Gericht |
Where the eye mixes Seide and Speise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Seide vs Speise
A purely visual mix-up. Seide ([ˈzaɪ̯də]) and Speise ([ˈʃpaɪ̯zə]) 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 39339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Seide is recorded at frequency rank #14,408, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯də]. Speise is at rank #24,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaɪ̯zə].
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 39339, this pair ranks #1,539,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Seide vs Speise
Shared letters: eis. Private to "Seide": d. Private to "Speise": p.
"Seide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Speise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Seide" for "Speise" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Seide" or "Speise"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Seide" and "Speise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Seide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Speise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,539,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Seide" and "Speise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Speise vs steife". 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 #1,539,519 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.