Which to use
“sens” and “SMS” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,806
- “sens” frequency rank
- #4,558
- “SMS” frequency rank
- 47364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sens | SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bedeutung; Sinn | eine über das Mobilfunknetz durch den gleichnamigen Dienst versandte Kurznachricht |
Where the eye mixes sens and SMS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sens and SMS
A purely visual mix-up. sens ([sɑ̃s]) and SMS ([ɛsʔɛmˈʔɛs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sens is recorded at frequency rank #42,806, classified as anoun, pronounced [sɑ̃s]. SMS is at rank #4,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛsʔɛmˈʔɛs].
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 47364, this pair ranks #1,286,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sens vs SMS
Shared letters: s. Private to "sens": en. Private to "SMS": m.
"sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "SMS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sens ← esns · senns · senss · sesn · snes · ssens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sens" for "SMS" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sens" vs "SMS" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sens" and "SMS" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "SMS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,286,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sens" and "SMS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sens". 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 #1,286,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.