Which to use
“seines” is an unknown and “sies” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #623
- “seines” frequency rank
- #40,209
- “sies” frequency rank
- 40832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seines | sies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum des Possessivpronomens sein | archaisch: 2. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse |
Letter map: seines vs sies
Shared letters muted; letters that set seines and sies apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - seines and sies
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seines is anunknown and siesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seines is recorded at frequency rank #623, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯nəs]. sies is at rank #40,209, 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 40832, this pair ranks #1,497,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seines vs sies
Shared letters: eis. Private to "seines": n. Private to "sies": -.
"seines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "sies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seines" and "sies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seines" or "sies"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seines" and "sies".
- Full dictionary entry for "seines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seines" and "sies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sies". 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 #1,497,012 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.