Which to use
“speichern” and “speichert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,784
- “speichern” frequency rank
- #22,899
- “speichert” frequency rank
- 31683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | speichern | speichert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Vorrat von etwas anlegen, damit man etwas zur Verfügung hat | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs speichern |
Where the eye mixes speichern and speichert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. speichern and speichert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses speichern with speichert
A purely visual mix-up. speichern ([ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐn]) and speichert ([ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐt]) 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 - n in “speichern” becomes t in “speichert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
speichern is recorded at frequency rank #8,784, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐn]. 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 31683, this pair ranks #1,723,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of speichern vs speichert
Shared letters: cehiprs. Private to "speichern": n. Private to "speichert": t.
"speichern" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC · "speichert" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "speichern" for "speichert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "speichern" or "speichert" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "speichern" 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 #1,723,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "speichern" 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 #1,723,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.