Which to use
“sichere” and “sichern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,304
- “sichere” frequency rank
- #2,856
- “sichern” frequency rank
- 7160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sichere | sichern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sichern | etwas vor Gefahren oder Zugriff bewahren, etwas sicher machen |
Where the eye mixes sichere and sichern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sichere and sichern
A purely visual mix-up. sichere ([ˈzɪçəʁə]) and sichern ([ˈzɪçɐn]) 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 a single letter - e in “sichere” becomes n in “sichern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sichere is recorded at frequency rank #4,304, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪçəʁə]. 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 7160, this pair ranks #1,989,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sichere vs sichern
Shared letters: cehirs. Private to "sichere": -. Private to "sichern": n.
"sichere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sichern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sichere" for "sichern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sichere" vs "sichern" - which ranks higher?
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 "sichere" 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 #1,989,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sichere" and "sichern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs sichere". 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 #1,989,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.