Which to use
“siegte” and “siegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,453
- “siegte” frequency rank
- #29,788
- “siegten” frequency rank
- 39241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siegte | siegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs siegen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs siegen |
Where the eye mixes siegte and siegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between siegte and siegten
A purely visual mix-up. siegte ([ˈziːktə]) and siegten ([ˈziːktn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “siegte” sits inside “siegten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siegte is recorded at frequency rank #9,453, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈziːktə]. siegten is at rank #29,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈziːktn̩].
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 39241, this pair ranks #1,542,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siegte vs siegten
Shared letters: egist. Private to "siegte": -. Private to "siegten": n.
"siegte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "siegten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "siegte" and "siegten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "siegte" or "siegten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "siegte" and "siegten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "siegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,542,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siegte" and "siegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siegten vs Stegen". 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 #1,542,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.