Which to use
“sicher” is an adjective and “sichern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #270
- “sicher” frequency rank
- #2,856
- “sichern” frequency rank
- 3126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sicher | sichern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vor Gefahren geschützt | etwas vor Gefahren oder Zugriff bewahren, etwas sicher machen |
Where the eye mixes sicher and sichern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sicher vs sichern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sicher is [ˈzɪçɐ] while sichern is [ˈzɪçɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sicher” sits inside “sichern”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sicher is recorded at frequency rank #270, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐ]. sichern is at rank #2,856, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐn].
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 3126, this pair ranks #2,000,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sicher vs sichern
Shared letters: cehirs. Private to "sicher": -. Private to "sichern": n.
"sicher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sichern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sicher" and "sichern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sicher" or "sichern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sicher" and "sichern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sicher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sichern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sicher" and "sichern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs sichern". 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 #2,000,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.