Which to use
“Seuche” and “Sucher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,545
- “Seuche” frequency rank
- #29,354
- “Sucher” frequency rank
- 45899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Seuche | Sucher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Infektionskrankheit, die in der Form einer Epidemie oder in der Form einer Pandemie bei Mensch oder Tier auftritt | Person, die etwas oder jemanden sucht |
Where the eye mixes Seuche and Sucher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Seuche (CVVCCV) and Sucher (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Seuche vs Sucher
A purely visual mix-up. Seuche ([ˈzɔɪ̯çə]) and Sucher ([ˈzuːxɐ]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45899, 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]. Sucher is at rank #29,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzuːxɐ].
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 45899, this pair ranks #1,337,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Seuche vs Sucher
Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "Seuche": -. Private to "Sucher": r.
"Seuche" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Sucher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Seuche" and "Sucher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Seuche" or "Sucher" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Seuche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sucher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,337,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Seuche" and "Sucher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs Sucher". 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 #1,337,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.