Which to use
“ship” is a noun and “sig” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,908
- “ship” frequency rank
- #33,297
- “sig” frequency rank
- 68205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ship | sig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schiff, Wasserfahrzeug | Reflexivpronomen der 3. Person Singular; sich |
Where the eye mixes ship and sig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ship vs sig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ship is [ʃɪp] while sig is [ˈsɑj]. 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 (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ship is recorded at frequency rank #34,908, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃɪp]. sig is at rank #33,297, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈsɑj].
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 68205, this pair ranks #515,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ship vs sig
Shared letters: is. Private to "ship": hp. Private to "sig": g.
"ship" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sig" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ship ← hsip · shhip · shipp · shpi · sihp · sship
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ship" and "sig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ship" or "sig"?
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 "ship" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ship" and "sig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ship vs sil". 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 #515,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.