Which to use
“set” is a num and “setzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,995
- “set” frequency rank
- #844
- “setzt” frequency rank
- 4839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | set | setzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs setzen |
Letter map: set vs setzt
Shared letters muted; letters that set set and setzt apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - set and setzt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: set is anum and setztaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “set” sits inside “setzt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
set is recorded at frequency rank #3,995, classified as anum, pronounced […]. setzt is at rank #844, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɛt͡st].
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 4839, this pair ranks #1,996,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of set vs setzt
Shared letters: est. Private to "set": -. Private to "setzt": z.
"set" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "setzt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- setzt ← estzt · settz · settzt · setztt · setzzt · seztt · ssetzt · stezt
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "set" and "setzt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "set" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "setzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "set" and "setzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs set". 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 #1,996,512 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.