Which to use
“suchte” and “suchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,739
- “suchte” frequency rank
- #7,820
- “suchten” frequency rank
- 12559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suchte | suchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs suchen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs suchen |
Where the eye mixes suchte and suchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between suchte and suchten
A purely visual mix-up. suchte ([ˈzuːxtə]) and suchten ([ˈzuːxtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “suchte” sits inside “suchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suchte is recorded at frequency rank #4,739, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzuːxtə]. 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 12559, this pair ranks #1,963,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suchte vs suchten
Shared letters: cehstu. Private to "suchte": -. Private to "suchten": n.
"suchte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "suchten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suchte" and "suchten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "suchte" or "suchten" show up more?
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 "suchte" 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 #1,963,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suchte" 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 #1,963,438 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.