Which to use
“sichern” is a verb and “Sicherung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,856
- “sichern” frequency rank
- #5,648
- “Sicherung” frequency rank
- 8504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sichern | Sicherung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas vor Gefahren oder Zugriff bewahren, etwas sicher machen | Bauteil, das bei zu hohen Strömen den Stromkreis unterbricht, um Folgeschäden zu vermeiden |
Where the eye mixes sichern and Sicherung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sichern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Sicherung's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sichern and Sicherung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sichern is [ˈzɪçɐn] while Sicherung is [ˈzɪçəʁʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8504, 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]. Sicherung is at rank #5,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɪçəʁʊŋ].
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 8504, this pair ranks #1,984,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sichern vs Sicherung
Shared letters: cehinrs. Private to "sichern": -. Private to "Sicherung": gu.
"sichern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Sicherung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sichern" for "Sicherung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sichern" vs "Sicherung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sichern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sicherung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,984,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sichern" and "Sicherung" 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 #1,984,018 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.