Which to use
“Suche” is a noun and “suchten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #693
- “Suche” frequency rank
- #7,820
- “suchten” frequency rank
- 8513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Suche | suchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prozess der Lokalisierung eines gewünschten Objektes; Bemühung mit dem Ziel, etwas Bestimmtes zu finden | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs suchen |
Where the eye mixes Suche and suchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Suche runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against suchten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Suche and suchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Suche is [ˈzuːxə] while suchten is [ˈzuːxtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Suche is recorded at frequency rank #693, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzuːxə]. suchten is at rank #7,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzuːxtn̩].
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 8513, this pair ranks #1,983,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Suche vs suchten
Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "Suche": -. Private to "suchten": nt.
"Suche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "suchten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Suche" for "suchten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Suche" vs "suchten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Suche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Suche" and "suchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachte vs suchten". 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 #1,983,988 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.