SuchervssuchteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,354
“Sucher” frequency rank
#4,739
“suchte” frequency rank
34093
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sucher suchte
Definition Person, die etwas oder jemanden sucht 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs suchen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Sucher and suchte apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Sucher
6 ch
suchte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sucher is [ˈzuːxɐ] while suchte is [ˈzuːxtə]. 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 34093, 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]. suchte is at rank #4,739, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzuːxtə].

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 34093, this pair ranks #1,671,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sucher vs suchte

Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "Sucher": r. Private to "suchte": t.

"Sucher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "suchte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sucherscuher · ssucher · succher · sucehr · sucherr · suchher · suchre · suhcer
  • suchtescuhte · ssuchte · succhte · suchet · suchhte · suchtte · sucthe · suhcte

Frequency comparison

Sucher#29,354
suchte#4,739

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sucher" and "suchte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sucher" is a noun and "suchte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Sucher" or "suchte"?
"suchte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,739 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.

Remembering Sucher vs suchte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Sucher”; for a verb, it's “suchte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Sucher” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list