Which to use
“siegen” and “siegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,683
- “siegen” frequency rank
- #9,453
- “siegte” frequency rank
- 13136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siegen | siegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über einen Gegner dominieren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs siegen |
Where the eye mixes siegen and siegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between siegen and siegte
A purely visual mix-up. siegen ([ˈziːɡn̩]) and siegte ([ˈziːktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13136, 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]. 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 13136, this pair ranks #1,959,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siegen vs siegte
Shared letters: egis. Private to "siegen": n. Private to "siegte": t.
"siegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "siegte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "siegen" for "siegte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "siegen" or "siegte"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "siegen" 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 #1,959,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siegen" 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 #1,959,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.