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“sicherste” and “sichersten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,141
- “sicherste” frequency rank
- #22,892
- “sichersten” frequency rank
- 45033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sicherste | sichersten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sicher | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs sicher |
Where the eye mixes sicherste and sichersten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sicherste vs sichersten
A purely visual mix-up. sicherste ([ˈzɪçɐstə]) and sichersten ([ˈzɪçɐstn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sicherste” sits inside “sichersten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sicherste is recorded at frequency rank #22,141, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐstə]. sichersten is at rank #22,892, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐstn̩].
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 45033, this pair ranks #1,366,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sicherste vs sichersten
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "sicherste": -. Private to "sichersten": n.
"sicherste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "sichersten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sicherste ← ischerste · sciherste · siccherste · sicehrste · sicherrste · sicherset · sichersste · sicherstte
- sichersten ← ischersten · scihersten · sicchersten · sicehrsten · sicherrsten · sichersetn · sicherssten · sicherstenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sicherste" and "sichersten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sicherste" or "sichersten" show up more?
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 "sicherste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sichersten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,692 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sicherste" and "sichersten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sichersten 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 #1,366,692 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.