Which to use
“sieben” and “siebzehn” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #912
- “sieben” frequency rank
- #26,169
- “siebzehn” frequency rank
- 27081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sieben | siebzehn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechzehn und achtzehn |
Where the eye mixes sieben and siebzehn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sieben runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against siebzehn's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sieben vs siebzehn
A purely visual mix-up. sieben ([ˈziːbn̩]) and siebzehn ([ˈziːpt͡seːn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sieben is recorded at frequency rank #912, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈziːbn̩]. siebzehn is at rank #26,169, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈziːpt͡seːn].
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 27081, this pair ranks #1,807,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sieben vs siebzehn
Shared letters: beins. Private to "sieben": -. Private to "siebzehn": hz.
"sieben" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "siebzehn" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sieben" and "siebzehn" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sieben" or "siebzehn"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sieben" and "siebzehn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siebzehn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,807,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sieben" and "siebzehn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sieben vs Stuben". 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 #1,807,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.