# sies vs SS

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sies
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #40,209*
archaisch: 2. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse

### SS
*abbrev · IPA [ˌɛsˈʔɛs] · frequency rank #3,212*
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sies-vs-ss