SichtvssuchConfusable pair

Quick tell: Sicht is a noun, such is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Sicht” is a noun and “such” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,189
“Sicht” frequency rank
#4,391
“such” frequency rank
5580
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sicht such
Definition das, was man von einem bestimmten Punkt aus sehen kann 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs suchen

Where the eye mixes Sicht and such

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Sicht
4 ch
such

Look-alike desk: Sicht vs such

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sicht is [zɪçt] while such is [zuːx]. 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 5580, 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]. such is at rank #4,391, tagged as averb, pronounced [zuːx].

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 5580, this pair ranks #1,994,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sicht vs such

Shared letters: chs. Private to "Sicht": it. Private to "such": u.

"Sicht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "such" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sichtischt · sciht · siccht · sichht · sichtt · sicth · sihct · ssicht
  • suchscuh · ssuch · succh · suchh · suhc · usch

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sicht" and "such" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sicht" is a noun and "such" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Sicht" or "such" show up more?
"Sicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,189 in our German list, against #4,391 for "such". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Sicht" and "such" 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 "such" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,994,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sicht" and "such" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "such vs SUVs". 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 #1,994,332 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list