Which to use
“seist” is an unknown and “set” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,764
- “seist” frequency rank
- #3,995
- “set” frequency rank
- 36759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seist | set |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens von sein | Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht |
Letter map: seist vs set
Shared letters muted; letters that set seist and set apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. seist runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against set's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: seist vs set
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seist is anunknown and setanum. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seist is recorded at frequency rank #32,764, classified as anunknown, pronounced [zaɪ̯st]. 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 36759, this pair ranks #1,607,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seist vs set
Shared letters: est. Private to "seist": i. Private to "set": -.
"seist" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "set" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seist ← esist · seisst · seistt · seits · sesit · siest · sseist
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seist" for "set" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "seist" or "set" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seist" and "set".
- Full dictionary entry for "seist" 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 #1,607,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seist" and "set" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seist vs steigst". 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 #1,607,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.