Which to use
“Speicher” is a noun and “speichert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,397
- “Speicher” frequency rank
- #22,899
- “speichert” frequency rank
- 30296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Speicher | speichert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gebäude, das zur Lagerung von Vorräten dient | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs speichern |
Where the eye mixes Speicher and speichert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Speicher runs 8 letters (CCVVCCVC) against speichert's 9 (CCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Speicher with speichert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Speicher is [ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐ] while speichert is [ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Speicher” sits inside “speichert”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Speicher is recorded at frequency rank #7,397, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐ]. speichert is at rank #22,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐt].
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 30296, this pair ranks #1,750,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Speicher vs speichert
Shared letters: cehiprs. Private to "Speicher": -. Private to "speichert": t.
"Speicher" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "speichert" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Speicher" and "speichert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Speicher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "speichert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,750,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Speicher" and "speichert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Speichen vs speichert". 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 #1,750,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.