# sich vs since

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sich
*pronoun · IPA [zɪç] · frequency rank #20*
Reflexivpronomen der dritten Person Singular

### since
*adverb · IPA [sɪns] · frequency rank #28,858*
seitdem, seither

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sich-vs-since