Which to use
“Sekunde” and “Sekunden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,993
- “Sekunde” frequency rank
- #1,433
- “Sekunden” frequency rank
- 5426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sekunde | Sekunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sechzigster Teil einer Minute; Grundeinheit der Zeit | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sekunda |
Where the eye mixes Sekunde and Sekunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Sekunde runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against Sekunden's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Sekunde with Sekunden
A purely visual mix-up. Sekunde ([zeˈkʊndə]) and Sekunden ([zeˈkʊndn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Sekunde” sits inside “Sekunden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sekunde is recorded at frequency rank #3,993, classified as anoun, pronounced [zeˈkʊndə]. Sekunden is at rank #1,433, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zeˈkʊndn̩].
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 5426, this pair ranks #1,994,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sekunde vs Sekunden
Shared letters: deknsu. Private to "Sekunde": -. Private to "Sekunden": -.
"Sekunde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Sekunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sekunde" and "Sekunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Sekunde" or "Sekunden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Sekunde" and "Sekunden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sekunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sekunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sekunde" and "Sekunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sehenden vs Sekunden". 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 #1,994,789 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.