Which to use
“siebente” and “siebte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,845
- “siebente” frequency rank
- #15,213
- “siebte” frequency rank
- 56058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siebente | siebte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach dem oder der sechsten kommend; dem/der achten vorausgehend | nach dem beziehungsweise der sechsten kommend; dem achten vorausgehend |
Where the eye mixes siebente and siebte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. siebente runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against siebte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between siebente and siebte
A purely visual mix-up. siebente ([ˈziːbn̩tə]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siebente is recorded at frequency rank #40,845, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈziːbn̩tə]. 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 56058, this pair ranks #955,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of siebente vs siebte
Shared letters: beist. Private to "siebente": n. Private to "siebte": -.
"siebente" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "siebte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "siebente" and "siebte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "siebente" or "siebte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "siebente" 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 #955,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siebente" and "siebte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siebente vs siebenten". 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 #955,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.