Which to use
“siehe” is a verb and “Suche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #800
- “siehe” frequency rank
- #693
- “Suche” frequency rank
- 1493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siehe | Suche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen | Prozess der Lokalisierung eines gewünschten Objektes; Bemühung mit dem Ziel, etwas Bestimmtes zu finden |
Where the eye mixes siehe and Suche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: siehe is [ˈziːə] while Suche is [ˈzuːxə]. 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 1493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siehe is recorded at frequency rank #800, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈziːə]. Suche is at rank #693, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzuːxə].
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 1493, this pair ranks #2,004,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siehe vs Suche
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "siehe": i. Private to "Suche": cu.
"siehe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Suche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV