Which to use
“sicher” and “sicheres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #270
- “sicher” frequency rank
- #10,747
- “sicheres” frequency rank
- 11017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sicher | sicheres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vor Gefahren geschützt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sicher |
Where the eye mixes sicher and sicheres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sicher runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sicheres's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sicher with sicheres
A purely visual mix-up. sicher ([ˈzɪçɐ]) and sicheres ([ˈzɪçəʁəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “sicher” sits inside “sicheres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sicher is recorded at frequency rank #270, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐ]. sicheres is at rank #10,747, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪçəʁəs].
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 11017, this pair ranks #1,972,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sicher vs sicheres
Shared letters: cehirs. Private to "sicher": -. Private to "sicheres": -.
"sicher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sicheres" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sicher" and "sicheres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sicher" or "sicheres"?
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 "sicher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sicheres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sicher" and "sicheres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs sicher". 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 #1,972,133 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.