Which to use
“senkte” and “setzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,765
- “senkte” frequency rank
- #1,434
- “setzte” frequency rank
- 32199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | senkte | setzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs senken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs setzen |
Where the eye mixes senkte and setzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses senkte with setzte
A purely visual mix-up. senkte ([ˈzɛŋktə]) and setzte ([ˈzɛt͡stə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
senkte is recorded at frequency rank #30,765, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɛŋktə]. setzte is at rank #1,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɛt͡stə].
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 32199, this pair ranks #1,712,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of senkte vs setzte
Shared letters: est. Private to "senkte": kn. Private to "setzte": z.
"senkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "setzte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "senkte" and "setzte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "senkte" or "setzte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "senkte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "setzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,712,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "senkte" and "setzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senkte vs Sönke". 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 #1,712,634 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.