SuchervssuchstTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#29,354
“Sucher” frequency rank
#6,011
“suchst” frequency rank
35365
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sucher suchst
Definition Person, die etwas oder jemanden sucht 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs suchen

Where the eye mixes Sucher and suchst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Sucher (CVCCVC) and suchst (CVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Sucher
6 ch
suchst

Visual trap between Sucher and suchst

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sucher is [ˈzuːxɐ] while suchst is [zuːxst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sucher is recorded at frequency rank #29,354, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzuːxɐ]. suchst is at rank #6,011, tagged as averb, pronounced [zuːxst].

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 35365, this pair ranks #1,641,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sucher vs suchst

Shared letters: chsu. Private to "Sucher": er. Private to "suchst": t.

"Sucher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "suchst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sucher ← scuher · ssucher · succher · sucehr · sucherr · suchher · suchre · suhcer
  • suchst ← scuhst · ssuchst · succhst · suchhst · suchsst · suchstt · suchts · sucsht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sucher" and "suchst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sucher" is a noun and "suchst" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Sucher" vs "suchst" - which ranks higher?
"suchst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,011 in our German list, against #29,354 for "Sucher". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Sucher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suchst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,641,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sucher" and "suchst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sacher vs Sucher". 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 #1,641,742 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