Which to use
“siegte” is a verb and “Single” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,453
- “siegte” frequency rank
- #2,320
- “Single” frequency rank
- 11773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siegte | Single |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs siegen | Mensch, der ohne feste Beziehung zu einer anderen Person und ohne minderjähriges Kind im Haushalt lebt; jemand, der alleinstehend ist |
Where the eye mixes siegte and Single
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between siegte and Single
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: siegte is [ˈziːktə] while Single is [ˈsɪŋl̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11773, 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]. Single is at rank #2,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɪŋl̩].
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 11773, this pair ranks #1,967,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siegte vs Single
Shared letters: egis. Private to "siegte": t. Private to "Single": ln.
"siegte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Single" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "siegte" and "Single" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "siegte" or "Single" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "siegte" and "Single" 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 "Single" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siegte" and "Single" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siegte 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 #1,967,982 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.