siehevssiesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“siehe” and “sies” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#800
“siehe” frequency rank
#40,209
“sies” frequency rank
41009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature siehe sies
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen archaisch: 2. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse

Letter map: siehe vs sies

Shared letters muted; letters that set siehe and sies apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
siehe
4 ch
sies

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

siehe and sies are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

siehe is recorded at frequency rank #800, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈziːə]. sies is at rank #40,209, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 41009, this pair ranks #1,491,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of siehe vs sies

Shared letters: eis. Private to "siehe": h. Private to "sies": -.

"siehe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "sies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sieheisehe · seihe · sieeh · siehhe · sihee · ssiehe
  • siesseis · siess · sise · ssies

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "siehe" and "sies" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "siehe" or "sies"?
"siehe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #800 in our German list, against #40,209 for "sies". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list