Which to use
“Sieg” is a noun and “siegte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,092
- “Sieg” frequency rank
- #9,453
- “siegte” frequency rank
- 10545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sieg | siegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Gewinnen eines (Wett-)Kampfes/eines Spiels/einer militärischen Auseinandersetzung | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs siegen |
Where the eye mixes Sieg and siegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sieg vs siegte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sieg is [ziːk] while siegte is [ˈziːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Sieg” sits inside “siegte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sieg is recorded at frequency rank #1,092, classified as anoun, pronounced [ziːk]. siegte is at rank #9,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈziːktə].
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 10545, this pair ranks #1,974,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sieg vs siegte
Shared letters: egis. Private to "Sieg": -. Private to "siegte": t.
"Sieg" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "siegte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sieg" and "siegte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Sieg" or "siegte" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Sieg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sieg" and "siegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siegte vs Stiege". 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 #1,974,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.