siegenvssiegtWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“siegen” and “siegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,683
“siegen” frequency rank
#13,940
“siegt” frequency rank
17623
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature siegen siegt
Definition über einen Gegner dominieren 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs siegen

Where the eye mixes siegen and siegt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
siegen
5 ch
siegt

Look-alike desk: siegen vs siegt

A purely visual mix-up. siegen ([ˈziːɡn̩]) and siegt ([ziːkt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

siegen is recorded at frequency rank #3,683, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈziːɡn̩]. siegt is at rank #13,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [ziːkt].

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 17623, this pair ranks #1,925,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of siegen vs siegt

Shared letters: egis. Private to "siegen": n. Private to "siegt": t.

"siegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "siegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • siegenisegen · seigen · sieegn · siegenn · sieggen · siegne · sigeen · ssiegen
  • siegtisegt · seigt · sieggt · siegtt · sietg · siget · ssiegt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "siegen" and "siegt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈziːɡn̩] versus [ziːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "siegen" or "siegt" show up more?
"siegen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,683 in our German list, against #13,940 for "siegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "siegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "siegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,925,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "siegen" and "siegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs siegt". 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 #1,925,754 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list