sehtvssintWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“seht” and “sint” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,847
“seht” frequency rank
#33,815
“sint” frequency rank
37662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seht sint
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehen 3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse

Letter map: seht vs sint

Shared letters muted; letters that set seht and sint apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
seht
4 ch
sint

Pair insight - seht / sint

seht and sint 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seht is recorded at frequency rank #3,847, classified as averb, pronounced [zeːt]. sint is at rank #33,815, 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 37662, this pair ranks #1,584,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seht vs sint

Shared letters: st. Private to "seht": eh. Private to "sint": in.

"seht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sehtesht · sehht · sehtt · shet · sseht
  • sintisnt · sinnt · sintt · sitn · snit · ssint

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seht" and "sint" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "seht" vs "sint" - which ranks higher?
"seht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,847 in our German list, against #33,815 for "sint". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seht" and "sint".

  • Full dictionary entry for "seht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,584,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seht" and "sint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sint". 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 #1,584,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list