Which to use
“siehst” and “sies” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,903
- “siehst” frequency rank
- #40,209
- “sies” frequency rank
- 42112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siehst | sies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen | archaisch: 2. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse |
Letter map: siehst vs sies
Shared letters muted; letters that set siehst and sies apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. siehst runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against sies's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on siehst vs sies
siehst 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siehst is recorded at frequency rank #1,903, classified as averb, pronounced [ziːst]. 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 42112, this pair ranks #1,459,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of siehst vs sies
Shared letters: eis. Private to "siehst": ht. Private to "sies": -.
"siehst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "sies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "siehst" and "sies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "siehst" or "sies"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "siehst" and "sies". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "siehst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,459,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siehst" and "sies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sies". 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 #1,459,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.