Which to use
“sichern” and “sicherten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,856
- “sichern” frequency rank
- #24,127
- “sicherten” frequency rank
- 26983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sichern | sicherten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas vor Gefahren oder Zugriff bewahren, etwas sicher machen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern |
Where the eye mixes sichern and sicherten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sichern with sicherten
A purely visual mix-up. sichern ([ˈzɪçɐn]) and sicherten ([ˈzɪçɐtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sichern is recorded at frequency rank #2,856, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐn]. sicherten is at rank #24,127, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐtn̩].
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 26983, this pair ranks #1,809,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sichern vs sicherten
Shared letters: cehinrs. Private to "sichern": -. Private to "sicherten": t.
"sichern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sicherten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sichern" and "sicherten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sichern" or "sicherten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sichern" and "sicherten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sichern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sicherten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sichern" and "sicherten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schergen vs sicherten". 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 #1,809,173 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.