Which to use
“seligen” and “selten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,903
- “seligen” frequency rank
- #911
- “selten” frequency rank
- 35814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seligen | selten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs selig | nur in geringen Mengen vorhanden |
Where the eye mixes seligen and selten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: seligen vs selten
A purely visual mix-up. seligen ([ˈzeːˌlɪɡn̩]) and selten ([ˈzɛltn̩]) 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 35814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seligen is recorded at frequency rank #34,903, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːˌlɪɡn̩]. selten is at rank #911, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛltn̩].
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 35814, this pair ranks #1,630,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seligen vs selten
Shared letters: elns. Private to "seligen": gi. Private to "selten": t.
"seligen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "selten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seligen" and "selten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "seligen" or "selten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "seligen" and "selten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seligen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,630,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seligen" and "selten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seligen vs seliger". 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 #1,630,878 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.