Which to use
“sieben” is a num and “Steven” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #912
- “sieben” frequency rank
- #8,284
- “Steven” frequency rank
- 9196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sieben | Steven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht | Bauteil am Schiff, das als Verlängerung des Kiels am Bug und Heck hochgezogen ist und deren äußere Begrenzung darstellt |
Where the eye mixes sieben and Steven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sieben (CVVCVC) and Steven (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sieben vs Steven
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sieben is [ˈziːbn̩] while Steven is [ˈʃteːvn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sieben is recorded at frequency rank #912, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈziːbn̩]. Steven is at rank #8,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃteːvn̩].
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 9196, this pair ranks #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sieben vs Steven
Shared letters: ens. Private to "sieben": bi. Private to "Steven": tv.
"sieben" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Steven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sieben" and "Steven" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sieben" or "Steven" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sieben" and "Steven" 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 "Steven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sieben" and "Steven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Steven vs Stilen". 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 #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.