Which to use
“sichert” and “sicherte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,626
- “sichert” frequency rank
- #8,627
- “sicherte” frequency rank
- 17253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sichert | sicherte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sichern | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern |
Where the eye mixes sichert and sicherte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sichert runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against sicherte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sichert vs sicherte
A purely visual mix-up. sichert ([ˈzɪçɐt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sichert” sits inside “sicherte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sichert is recorded at frequency rank #8,626, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪçɐt]. 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 17253, this pair ranks #1,929,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sichert vs sicherte
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "sichert": -. Private to "sicherte": -.
"sichert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sicherte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sichert" and "sicherte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sichert" or "sicherte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sichert" 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 #1,929,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sichert" and "sicherte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs sichert". 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 #1,929,034 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.