SiegersvsSiegesWhich spelling fits?

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

#48,485
“Siegers” frequency rank
#19,715
“Sieges” frequency rank
68200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Siegers Sieges
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sieger Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sieg

Where the eye mixes Siegers and Sieges

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

7 ch
Siegers
6 ch
Sieges

Visual trap between Siegers and Sieges

A purely visual mix-up. Siegers ([ˈziːɡɐs]) and Sieges ([ˈziːɡəs]) 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 68200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Siegers is recorded at frequency rank #48,485, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈziːɡɐs]. Sieges is at rank #19,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈziːɡəs].

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 68200, this pair ranks #515,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Siegers vs Sieges

Shared letters: egis. Private to "Siegers": r. Private to "Sieges": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Siegersisegers · seigers · sieegrs · siegerrs · siegerss · siegesr · sieggers · siegres
  • Siegesiseges · seiges · sieegs · siegess · siegges · siegse · sigees · ssieges

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Siegers" for "Sieges" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈziːɡɐs] versus [ˈziːɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Siegers" or "Sieges"?
"Sieges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,715 in our German list, against #48,485 for "Siegers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Siegers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sieges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #515,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Siegers" and "Sieges" 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 #515,513 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