Which to use
“siegt” and “steht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,940
- “siegt” frequency rank
- #194
- “steht” frequency rank
- 14134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siegt | steht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs siegen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen |
Where the eye mixes siegt and steht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between siegt and steht
A purely visual mix-up. siegt ([ziːkt]) and steht ([ʃteːt]) 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 14134, 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]. steht is at rank #194, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃteːt].
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 14134, this pair ranks #1,953,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siegt vs steht
Shared letters: est. Private to "siegt": gi. Private to "steht": h.
"siegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "steht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "siegt" for "steht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "siegt" or "steht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "siegt" and "steht" 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 "steht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siegt" and "steht" 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 #1,953,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.