Which to use
“extras” is a noun and “sint” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,927
- “extras” frequency rank
- #33,815
- “sint” frequency rank
- 57742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extras | sint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs extra | 3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse |
Letter map: extras vs sint
Shared letters muted; letters that set extras and sint apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. extras runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against sint's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for extras / sint
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extras is anoun and sintaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extras is recorded at frequency rank #23,927, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sint is at rank #33,815, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 57742, this pair ranks #889,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extras vs sint
Shared letters: st. Private to "extras": aerx. Private to "sint": in.
"extras" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extras" and "sint" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extras" or "sint"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "extras" and "sint".
- Full dictionary entry for "extras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #889,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extras" and "sint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sint". 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 #889,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.