Which to use
“saint” is an adjective and “saints” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,718
- “saint” frequency rank
- #41,437
- “saints” frequency rank
- 48155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saint | saints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heilig | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs saint |
Letter map: saint vs saints
Shared letters muted; letters that set saint and saints apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - saint and saints
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: saint is anadjective and saintsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “saint” sits inside “saints”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saint is recorded at frequency rank #6,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [sɛ̃]. saints is at rank #41,437, 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 48155, this pair ranks #1,258,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saint vs saints
Shared letters: ainst. Private to "saint": -. Private to "saints": -.
"saint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "saints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "saint" and "saints" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "saint" or "saints" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "saint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saints" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,258,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saint" and "saints" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs saints". 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 #1,258,833 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.