Which to use
“Sicht” is a noun and “sieht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,189
- “Sicht” frequency rank
- #253
- “sieht” frequency rank
- 1442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sicht | sieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das, was man von einem bestimmten Punkt aus sehen kann | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen |
Where the eye mixes Sicht and sieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sicht vs sieht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sicht is [zɪçt] while sieht is [ziːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “Sicht” becomes e in “sieht”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1442, 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]. sieht is at rank #253, tagged as averb, pronounced [ziːt].
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 1442, this pair ranks #2,004,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sicht vs sieht
Shared letters: hist. Private to "Sicht": c. Private to "sieht": e.
"Sicht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sieht" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sicht" for "sieht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Sicht" or "sieht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sicht" and "sieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacht vs Sicht". 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 #2,004,342 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.