Which to use
“Seuche” and “Seuchen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,545
- “Seuche” frequency rank
- #35,445
- “Seuchen” frequency rank
- 51990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Seuche | Seuchen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Infektionskrankheit, die in der Form einer Epidemie oder in der Form einer Pandemie bei Mensch oder Tier auftritt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seuche |
Where the eye mixes Seuche and Seuchen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Seuche runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against Seuchen's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Seuche and Seuchen
A purely visual mix-up. Seuche ([ˈzɔɪ̯çə]) and Seuchen ([ˈzɔɪ̯çn̩]) 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) - “Seuche” sits inside “Seuchen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Seuche is recorded at frequency rank #16,545, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɔɪ̯çə]. Seuchen is at rank #35,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɔɪ̯çn̩].
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 51990, this pair ranks #1,114,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Seuche vs Seuchen
Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "Seuche": -. Private to "Seuchen": n.
"Seuche" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Seuchen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Seuche" and "Seuchen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Seuche" or "Seuchen" 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 "Seuche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Seuchen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,114,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Seuche" and "Seuchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seuchen vs Speichen". 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 #1,114,153 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.