Which to use
“siegt” and “sieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,940
- “siegt” frequency rank
- #253
- “sieht” frequency rank
- 14193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siegt | sieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs siegen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen |
Where the eye mixes siegt and sieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: siegt vs sieht
A purely visual mix-up. siegt ([ziːkt]) and sieht ([ziːt]) 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 a single letter - g in “siegt” becomes h in “sieht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siegt is recorded at frequency rank #13,940, classified as averb, pronounced [ziːkt]. sieht is at rank #253, tagged as averb, pronounced [ziːt].
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 14193, this pair ranks #1,952,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siegt vs sieht
Shared letters: eist. Private to "siegt": g. Private to "sieht": h.
"siegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "sieht" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "siegt" and "sieht" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "siegt" vs "sieht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "siegt" and "sieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "siegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siegt" and "sieht" 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 #1,952,939 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.