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

#2,683
“Sieger” frequency rank
#48,485
“Siegers” frequency rank
51168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sieger Siegers
Definition jemand, der einen Sieg erringt; jemand, der einen Kampf oder Wettkampf gewinnt oder gewonnen hat Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sieger

Where the eye mixes Sieger and Siegers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Sieger
7 ch
Siegers

Why the eye confuses Sieger with Siegers

A purely visual mix-up. Sieger ([ˈziːɡɐ]) and Siegers ([ˈziːɡɐs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Sieger” sits inside “Siegers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sieger is recorded at frequency rank #2,683, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈziːɡɐ]. Siegers is at rank #48,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈziːɡɐs].

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 51168, this pair ranks #1,145,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Sieger vs Siegers

Shared letters: egirs. Private to "Sieger": -. Private to "Siegers": -.

"Sieger" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Siegers" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Siegeriseger · seiger · sieegr · siegerr · siegger · siegre · sigeer · ssieger
  • Siegersisegers · seigers · sieegrs · siegerrs · siegerss · siegesr · sieggers · siegres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Sieger" for "Siegers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈziːɡɐ] versus [ˈziːɡɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Sieger" or "Siegers"?
"Sieger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,683 in our German list, against #48,485 for "Siegers". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sieger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Siegers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,145,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sieger" and "Siegers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Siegers vs sisters". 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 #1,145,879 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