SektevssetsConfusable pair

Quick tell: Sekte is a noun, sets is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Sekte” is a noun and “sets” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,410
“Sekte” frequency rank
#20,741
“sets” frequency rank
35151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sekte sets
Definition von großen Religionsgemeinschaften abgelöste kleine Glaubensgemeinschaft 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs set

Letter map: Sekte vs sets

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

5 ch
Sekte
4 ch
sets

Grammar separator: Sekte vs sets

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Sekte is anoun and setsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sekte is recorded at frequency rank #14,410, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛktə]. sets is at rank #20,741, tagged as averb, 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 35151, this pair ranks #1,646,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sekte vs sets

Shared letters: est. Private to "Sekte": k. Private to "sets": -.

"Sekte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "sets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sekteeskte · seket · sekkte · sektte · setke · skete · ssekte
  • setsests · sest · setss · ssets · stes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sekte" and "sets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sekte" is a noun and "sets" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Sekte" vs "sets" - which ranks higher?
"Sekte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,410 in our German list, against #20,741 for "sets". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Sekte" and "sets". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sekte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,646,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sekte" and "sets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sets". 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 #1,646,844 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