siegtvssingeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,940
“siegt” frequency rank
#16,828
“singe” frequency rank
30768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature siegt singe
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs siegen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen

Where the eye mixes siegt and singe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
siegt
5 ch
singe

Look-alike desk: siegt vs singe

A purely visual mix-up. siegt ([ziːkt]) and singe ([ˈzɪŋə]) 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 30768, 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]. singe is at rank #16,828, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪŋə].

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 30768, this pair ranks #1,741,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of siegt vs singe

Shared letters: egis. Private to "siegt": t. Private to "singe": n.

"siegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "singe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • siegtisegt · seigt · sieggt · siegtt · sietg · siget · ssiegt
  • singeisnge · signe · sineg · singge · sinnge · snige · ssinge

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "siegt" for "singe" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ziːkt] versus [ˈzɪŋə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "siegt" or "singe" show up more?
"siegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,940 in our German list, against #16,828 for "singe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "siegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "singe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,741,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "siegt" and "singe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "singe vs Sire". 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 #1,741,465 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