Which to use
“sieben” and “siebte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #912
- “sieben” frequency rank
- #15,213
- “siebte” frequency rank
- 16125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sieben | siebte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht | nach dem beziehungsweise der sechsten kommend; dem achten vorausgehend |
Where the eye mixes sieben and siebte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sieben and siebte
A purely visual mix-up. sieben ([ˈziːbn̩]) and siebte ([ˈziːptə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sieben is recorded at frequency rank #912, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈziːbn̩]. siebte is at rank #15,213, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈziːptə].
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 16125, this pair ranks #1,938,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sieben vs siebte
Shared letters: beis. Private to "sieben": n. Private to "siebte": t.
"sieben" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "siebte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sieben" for "siebte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "sieben" or "siebte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siebte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sieben" and "siebte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siebente vs siebte". 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 #1,938,385 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.