SiegervssisterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,683
“Sieger” frequency rank
#33,816
“sister” frequency rank
36499
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sieger sister
Definition jemand, der einen Sieg erringt; jemand, der einen Kampf oder Wettkampf gewinnt oder gewonnen hat weibliches Geschwisterkind

Where the eye mixes Sieger and sister

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

6 ch
Sieger
6 ch
sister

Look-alike desk: Sieger vs sister

A purely visual mix-up. Sieger ([ˈziːɡɐ]) and sister ([ˈsɪstə(r)]) 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 36499, 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]. sister is at rank #33,816, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɪstə(r)].

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 36499, this pair ranks #1,614,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sieger vs sister

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "Sieger": g. Private to "sister": t.

"Sieger" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "sister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Siegeriseger · seiger · sieegr · siegerr · siegger · siegre · sigeer · ssieger
  • sisterisster · sisetr · sisster · sisterr · sistre · sistter · sitser · ssister

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sieger" and "sister" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈziːɡɐ] versus [ˈsɪstə(r)]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Sieger" or "sister" show up more?
"Sieger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,683 in our German list, against #33,816 for "sister". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Sieger" and "sister" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sieger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sister" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,614,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sieger" and "sister" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sister vs steter". 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 #1,614,093 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