Which to use
“Sache” is a noun and “safe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,567
- “Sache” frequency rank
- #22,086
- “safe” frequency rank
- 25653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sache | safe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chose, produit. | Sûr, qui ne pose pas de problème de sécurité. |
Where the eye mixes Sache and safe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Sache with safe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sache is \ˈzaxə\ while safe is \sɛjf\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sache is recorded at frequency rank #3,567, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈzaxə\. safe is at rank #22,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɛjf\.
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 25653, this pair ranks #339,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sache vs safe
Shared letters: aes. Private to "Sache": ch. Private to "safe": f.
"Sache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "safe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sache" for "safe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Sache" or "safe"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "safe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sache" and "safe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "safe vs stase". 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 #339,632 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.