Which to use
“seals” and “sens” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,123
- “seals” frequency rank
- #42,806
- “sens” frequency rank
- 84929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seals | sens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs seal | Bedeutung; Sinn |
Letter map: seals vs sens
Shared letters muted; letters that set seals and sens apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. seals runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against sens's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: seals and sens
seals and sens 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 84929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seals is recorded at frequency rank #42,123, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sens is at rank #42,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sɑ̃s].
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 84929, this pair ranks #116,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seals vs sens
Shared letters: es. Private to "seals": al. Private to "sens": n.
"seals" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seals" and "sens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "seals" or "sens" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seals" and "sens".
- Full dictionary entry for "seals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seals" and "sens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs seals". 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 #116,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.