siegtevssiegtenWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
siegte
7 ch
siegten

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

  • siegteisegte · seigte · sieget · sieggte · siegtte · sietge · sigete · ssiegte
  • siegtenisegten · seigten · siegetn · sieggten · siegtenn · siegtne · siegtten · sietgen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "siegte" and "siegten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈziːktə] versus [ˈziːktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "siegte" or "siegten"?
"siegte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,453 in our German list, against #29,788 for "siegten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list