Which to use
“sands” and “sind” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,562
- “sands” frequency rank
- #34
- “sind” frequency rank
- 45596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sands | sind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sand | [1] 1. Person Plural Präsens Indikativ des Verbs sein |
Letter map: sands vs sind
Shared letters muted; letters that set sands and sind apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - sands / sind
sands and sind are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sands is recorded at frequency rank #45,562, classified as averb, pronounced […]. sind is at rank #34, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɪnt].
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 45596, this pair ranks #1,347,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sands vs sind
Shared letters: dns. Private to "sands": a. Private to "sind": i.
"sands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "sands" vs "sind" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sands" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,347,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sands" and "sind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sands". 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 #1,347,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.