Which to use
“sens” and “SUVs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,806
- “sens” frequency rank
- #48,525
- “SUVs” frequency rank
- 91331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sens | SUVs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bedeutung; Sinn | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs SUV |
Where the eye mixes sens and SUVs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sens and SUVs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sens with SUVs
A purely visual mix-up. sens ([sɑ̃s]) and SUVs ([ɛsʔuːˈfaʊ̯s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91331, 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]. SUVs is at rank #48,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛsʔuːˈfaʊ̯s].
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 91331, this pair ranks #38,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sens vs SUVs
Shared letters: s. Private to "sens": en. Private to "SUVs": uv.
"sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "SUVs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sens" for "SUVs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sens" vs "SUVs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sens" and "SUVs" 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 "SUVs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sens" and "SUVs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "says vs SUVs". 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 #38,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.