sichervssingerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sicher is a adjective, singer is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sicher” is an adjective and “singer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#270
“sicher” frequency rank
#13,483
“singer” frequency rank
13753
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sicher singer
Definition vor Gefahren geschützt jemand, der singt

Letter map: sicher vs singer

Shared letters muted; letters that set sicher and singer apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
sicher
6 ch
singer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sicher is anadjective and singeranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sicher is recorded at frequency rank #270, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐ]. singer is at rank #13,483, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 13753, this pair ranks #1,955,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sicher vs singer

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "sicher": ch. Private to "singer": gn.

"sicher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "singer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sicherischer · sciher · siccher · sicehr · sicherr · sichher · sichre · sihcer
  • singerisnger · signer · sinegr · singerr · singger · singre · sinnger · sniger

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sicher" and "singer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sicher" is an adjective and "singer" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sicher" or "singer"?
"sicher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #270 in our German list, against #13,483 for "singer". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "sicher" and "singer". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sicher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "singer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,955,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sicher" and "singer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs singer". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list