Which to use
“scans” is a verb and “seins” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,182
- “scans” frequency rank
- #15,475
- “seins” frequency rank
- 52657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scans | seins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scan | Nominativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens sein |
Letter map: scans vs seins
Shared letters muted; letters that set scans and seins apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. scans (CCVCC) and seins (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for scans / seins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scans is averb and seinsanunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scans is recorded at frequency rank #37,182, classified as averb, pronounced […]. seins is at rank #15,475, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [zaɪ̯ns].
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 52657, this pair ranks #1,088,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scans vs seins
Shared letters: ns. Private to "scans": ac. Private to "seins": ei.
"scans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "seins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scans" and "seins" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "scans" or "seins"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "scans" and "seins".
- Full dictionary entry for "scans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,088,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scans" and "seins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs scans". 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 #1,088,337 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.