Which to use
“seines” is an unknown and “skins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #623
- “seines” frequency rank
- #33,820
- “skins” frequency rank
- 34443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seines | skins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum des Possessivpronomens sein | Plural des Substantivs skin |
Where the eye mixes seines and skins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. seines runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against skins's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: seines vs skins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seines is [ˈzaɪ̯nəs] while skins is [skɪnz]. 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 34443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seines is recorded at frequency rank #623, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯nəs]. skins is at rank #33,820, tagged as anoun, pronounced [skɪnz].
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 34443, this pair ranks #1,663,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seines vs skins
Shared letters: ins. Private to "seines": e. Private to "skins": k.
"seines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "skins" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seines" and "skins" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seines" or "skins"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "seines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,663,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seines" and "skins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Skier vs skins". 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 #1,663,231 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.