Which to use
“Schinken” is a noun and “sinken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,744
- “Schinken” frequency rank
- #5,763
- “sinken” frequency rank
- 17507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schinken | sinken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fleisch der Schenkel von Schlachtvieh meist im engeren Sinne von Schweinen | untergehen |
Where the eye mixes Schinken and sinken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schinken vs sinken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schinken is [ˈʃɪŋkn̩] while sinken is [ˈzɪŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schinken is recorded at frequency rank #11,744, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɪŋkn̩]. sinken is at rank #5,763, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪŋkn̩].
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 17507, this pair ranks #1,926,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schinken vs sinken
Shared letters: eikns. Private to "Schinken": ch. Private to "sinken": -.
"Schinken" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "sinken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schinken" and "sinken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Schinken" or "sinken"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schinken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sinken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schinken" and "sinken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schenkeln vs Schinken". 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 #1,926,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.