siegtvsStiegeTell them apart

Quick tell: siegt is a verb, Stiege is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“siegt” is a verb and “Stiege” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,940
“siegt” frequency rank
#44,252
“Stiege” frequency rank
58192
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature siegt Stiege
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs siegen steile, oft schmale Holztreppe

Where the eye mixes siegt and Stiege

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

5 ch
siegt
6 ch
Stiege

Look-alike desk: siegt vs Stiege

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: siegt is [ziːkt] while Stiege is [ˈʃtiːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58192, 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]. Stiege is at rank #44,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtiːɡə].

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 58192, this pair ranks #872,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of siegt vs Stiege

Shared letters: egist. Private to "siegt": -. Private to "Stiege": -.

"siegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Stiege" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • siegtisegt · seigt · sieggt · siegtt · sietg · siget · ssiegt
  • Stiegesitege · sstiege · stieeg · stiegge · stigee · sttiege · tsiege

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "siegt" and "Stiege" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "siegt" is a verb and "Stiege" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "siegt" vs "Stiege" - which ranks higher?
"siegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,940 in our German list, against #44,252 for "Stiege". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "siegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stiege" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #872,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "siegt" and "Stiege" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stele vs Stiege". 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 #872,234 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