Which to use
“siebten” is an adjective and “siegten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,263
- “siebten” frequency rank
- #29,788
- “siegten” frequency rank
- 39051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siebten | siegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs siebte | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs siegen |
Where the eye mixes siebten and siegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. siebten and siegten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses siebten with siegten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: siebten is [ˈziːptn̩] while siegten is [ˈziːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “siebten” becomes g in “siegten”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siebten is recorded at frequency rank #9,263, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈziːptn̩]. siegten is at rank #29,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈziːktn̩].
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 39051, this pair ranks #1,547,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siebten vs siegten
Shared letters: einst. Private to "siebten": b. Private to "siegten": g.
"siebten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "siegten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "siebten" and "siegten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "siebten" or "siegten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "siebten" and "siegten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "siebten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,547,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siebten" and "siegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siegten vs Stegen". 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 #1,547,426 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.