Which to use
“Sicht” is a noun and “sick” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,189
- “Sicht” frequency rank
- #27,489
- “sick” frequency rank
- 28678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sicht | sick |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das, was man von einem bestimmten Punkt aus sehen kann | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sicken |
Where the eye mixes Sicht and sick
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Sicht and sick
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sicht is [zɪçt] while sick is [zɪk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sicht is recorded at frequency rank #1,189, classified as anoun, pronounced [zɪçt]. sick is at rank #27,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɪk].
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 28678, this pair ranks #1,780,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sicht vs sick
Shared letters: cis. Private to "Sicht": ht. Private to "sick": k.
"Sicht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sicht" and "sick" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Sicht" or "sick"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Sicht" and "sick" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sicht" and "sick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sick vs Sire". 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 #1,780,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.