shotvssintWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“shot” and “sint” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,057
“shot” frequency rank
#33,815
“sint” frequency rank
54872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature shot sint
Definition Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs shoot 3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse

Letter map: shot vs sint

Shared letters muted; letters that set shot and sint apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
shot
4 ch
sint

Spelling & dictionary notes on shot vs sint

shot and sint 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

shot is recorded at frequency rank #21,057, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃɒt]. sint is at rank #33,815, tagged as averb, 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 54872, this pair ranks #1,001,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of shot vs sint

Shared letters: st. Private to "shot": ho. Private to "sint": in.

"shot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • shotshhot · shott · shto · soht · sshot
  • sintisnt · sinnt · sintt · sitn · snit · ssint

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "shot" and "sint" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "shot" vs "sint" - which ranks higher?
"shot" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,057 in our German list, against #33,815 for "sint". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "shot" vs "sint" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "shot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,001,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "shot" and "sint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sint". 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 #1,001,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list