siehstvsstehstTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,903
“siehst” frequency rank
#5,653
“stehst” frequency rank
7556
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature siehst stehst
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen

Where the eye mixes siehst and stehst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
siehst
6 ch
stehst

Visual trap between siehst and stehst

A purely visual mix-up. siehst ([ziːst]) and stehst ([ʃteːst]) 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 a single letter - i in “siehst” becomes t in “stehst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7556, 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]. stehst is at rank #5,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃteːst].

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 7556, this pair ranks #1,987,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of siehst vs stehst

Shared letters: ehst. Private to "siehst": i. Private to "stehst": -.

"siehst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC  ·  "stehst" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • siehstisehst · seihst · siehhst · siehsst · siehstt · siehts · siesht · sihest
  • stehstsethst · sstehst · stehhst · stehsst · stehstt · stehts · stesht · sthest

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "siehst" and "stehst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ziːst] versus [ʃteːst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "siehst" vs "stehst" - which ranks higher?
"siehst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,903 in our German list, against #5,653 for "stehst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "siehst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stehst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,987,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "siehst" and "stehst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stehst vs stresst". 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 #1,987,721 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list