Which to use
“sic” is an adverb and “suis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,752
- “sic” frequency rank
- #42,166
- “suis” frequency rank
- 53918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sic | suis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wirklich so und nicht anders | Inessiv Plural des Substantivs suu „Mund“ |
Letter map: sic vs suis
Shared letters muted; letters that set sic and suis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: sic vs suis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sic is anadverb and suisanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sic is recorded at frequency rank #11,752, classified as anadv, pronounced [ziːk]. suis is at rank #42,166, 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 53918, this pair ranks #1,039,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sic vs suis
Shared letters: is. Private to "sic": c. Private to "suis": u.
"sic" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suis ← sius · ssuis · suiss · susi · usis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sic" and "suis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sic" or "suis" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "sic" vs "suis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,039,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sic" and "suis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs suis". 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 #1,039,210 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.