Which to use
“seines” is an unknown and “Sinds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #623
- “seines” frequency rank
- #35,446
- “Sinds” frequency rank
- 36069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seines | Sinds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum des Possessivpronomens sein | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sind |
Where the eye mixes seines and Sinds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: seines vs Sinds
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seines is [ˈzaɪ̯nəs] while Sinds is [zɪnt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seines is recorded at frequency rank #623, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯nəs]. Sinds is at rank #35,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zɪnt͡s].
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 36069, this pair ranks #1,624,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seines vs Sinds
Shared letters: ins. Private to "seines": e. Private to "Sinds": d.
"seines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Sinds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seines" and "Sinds" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "seines" or "Sinds" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "seines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sinds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,624,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seines" and "Sinds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sands vs Sinds". 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 #1,624,715 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.