suchenvsSuchtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: suchen is a verb, Sucht is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“suchen” is a verb and “Sucht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#574
“suchen” frequency rank
#803
“Sucht” frequency rank
1377
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suchen Sucht
Definition sich bemühen, etwas oder jemanden zu finden, das oder der verloren oder versteckt ist Abhängigkeit von Substanzen oder Tätigkeiten

Where the eye mixes suchen and Sucht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
suchen
5 ch
Sucht

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suchen is [ˈzuːxn̩] while Sucht is [zʊxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suchen is recorded at frequency rank #574, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzuːxn̩]. Sucht is at rank #803, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zʊxt].

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 1377, this pair ranks #2,004,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of suchen vs Sucht

Shared letters: chsu. Private to "suchen": en. Private to "Sucht": t.

"suchen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Sucht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suchenscuhen · ssuchen · succhen · sucehn · suchenn · suchhen · suchne · suhcen
  • Suchtscuht · ssucht · succht · suchht · suchtt · sucth · suhct · uscht

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suchen" and "Sucht" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "suchen" is a verb and "Sucht" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "suchen" or "Sucht"?
"suchen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #574 in our German list, against #803 for "Sucht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "suchen" and "Sucht". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,004,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suchen" and "Sucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sucht vs surft". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list