# sign vs sing

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sign
*noun · IPA [saɪn] · frequency rank #22,142*
Zeichen, Geste

### sing
*verb · IPA [zɪŋ] · frequency rank #9,977*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen

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