SuchervssuchtenWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,354
“Sucher” frequency rank
#7,820
“suchten” frequency rank
37174
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
Sucher
7 ch
suchten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sucher is [ˈzuːxɐ] while suchten is [ˈzuːxtn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37174, 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]. 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 37174, this pair ranks #1,596,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sucher vs suchten

Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "Sucher": r. Private to "suchten": nt.

"Sucher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "suchten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sucherscuher · ssucher · succher · sucehr · sucherr · suchher · suchre · suhcer
  • suchtenscuhten · ssuchten · succhten · suchetn · suchhten · suchtenn · suchtne · suchtten

Frequency comparison

Sucher#29,354
suchten#7,820

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sucher" and "suchten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sucher" is a noun and "suchten" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Sucher" or "suchten"?
"suchten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,820 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 suchten

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 “suchten”.
  • 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