Which to use
“move” is a noun and “sint” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,226
- “move” frequency rank
- #33,815
- “sint” frequency rank
- 50041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | move | sint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orts- oder Positionsveränderung, Bewegung | 3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse |
Letter map: move vs sint
Shared letters muted; letters that set move and sint apart highlighted. No shared letter run. move (CVCV) and sint (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: move vs sint
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: move is anoun and sintaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
move is recorded at frequency rank #16,226, 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 50041, this pair ranks #1,188,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of move vs sint
Shared letters: none. Private to "move": emov. Private to "sint": inst.
"move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "move" and "sint" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "move" vs "sint" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "move" and "sint".
- Full dictionary entry for "move" 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 #1,188,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "move" 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 #1,188,837 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.