Which to use
“siegten” and “spielten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,788
- “siegten” frequency rank
- #4,464
- “spielten” frequency rank
- 34252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siegten | spielten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs siegen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spielen |
Where the eye mixes siegten and spielten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. siegten runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against spielten's 8 (CCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between siegten and spielten
A purely visual mix-up. siegten ([ˈziːktn̩]) and spielten ([ˈʃpiːltn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siegten is recorded at frequency rank #29,788, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈziːktn̩]. spielten is at rank #4,464, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpiːltn̩].
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 34252, this pair ranks #1,667,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siegten vs spielten
Shared letters: einst. Private to "siegten": g. Private to "spielten": lp.
"siegten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "spielten" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "siegten" and "spielten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "siegten" or "spielten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "siegten" and "spielten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "siegten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spielten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,667,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siegten" and "spielten" 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 #1,667,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.