Deutsch homophones
isst/ist
"ist" (#7 written frequency) beats "isst" (#4,128) in this 2-word /ɪst/ cluster. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ɪst/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "ist" leads at #7, with "isst" trailing at #4,128.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "is" then splits - "isst" (4 letters) vs "ist" (3).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across isst, ist: ist. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
isst
4 letters · 1 vowels · shape VCCC
Inventory ist · no private letters vs siblings
ist
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape VCC
Inventory ist · no private letters vs siblings
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "isst" when you mean: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs essen
- Write "ist" when you mean: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs sein
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.
- isst ← isstt · ißt · sist