Which to use
“sichert” and “sicherten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,626
- “sichert” frequency rank
- #24,127
- “sicherten” frequency rank
- 32753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sichert | sicherten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sichern | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern |
Where the eye mixes sichert and sicherten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sichert runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against sicherten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sichert with sicherten
A purely visual mix-up. sichert ([ˈzɪçɐt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sichert” sits inside “sicherten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32753, 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]. 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 32753, this pair ranks #1,700,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sichert vs sicherten
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "sichert": -. Private to "sicherten": n.
"sichert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sicherten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sichert" for "sicherten" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sichert" and "sicherten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sichert" 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 #1,700,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sichert" 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 #1,700,748 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.