Which to use
“sichere” and “sicherte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,304
- “sichere” frequency rank
- #8,627
- “sicherte” frequency rank
- 12931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sichere | sicherte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sichern | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern |
Where the eye mixes sichere and sicherte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sichere and sicherte
A purely visual mix-up. sichere ([ˈzɪçəʁə]) and sicherte ([ˈzɪçɐtə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12931, 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]. sicherte is at rank #8,627, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐtə].
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 12931, this pair ranks #1,961,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sichere vs sicherte
Shared letters: cehirs. Private to "sichere": -. Private to "sicherte": t.
"sichere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sicherte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sichere" and "sicherte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sichere" or "sicherte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sichere" and "sicherte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sichere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sicherte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sichere" and "sicherte" 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 #1,961,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.