Which to use
“ship” and “sil” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,908
- “ship” frequency rank
- #48,487
- “sil” frequency rank
- 83395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ship | sil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schiff, Wasserfahrzeug | Küchengerät mit vielen Löschern; Sieb |
Letter map: ship vs sil
Shared letters muted; letters that set ship and sil apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: ship and sil
ship and sil are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83395, 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]. sil is at rank #48,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 83395, this pair ranks #140,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ship vs sil
Shared letters: is. Private to "ship": hp. Private to "sil": l.
"ship" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sil" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ship ← hsip · shhip · shipp · shpi · sihp · sship
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ship" for "sil" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ship" vs "sil" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ship" and "sil".
- Full dictionary entry for "ship" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ship" and "sil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles 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 #140,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.