Which to use
“sil” is a noun and “sis” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,487
- “sil” frequency rank
- #37,202
- “sis” frequency rank
- 85689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sil | sis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Küchengerät mit vielen Löschern; Sieb | sechs (6) |
Letter map: sil vs sis
Shared letters muted; letters that set sil and sis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sil and sis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - sil and sis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sil is anoun and sisanum. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “sil” becomes s in “sis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sil is recorded at frequency rank #48,487, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sis is at rank #37,202, tagged as anum, pronounced [sis].
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 85689, this pair ranks #104,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sil vs sis
Shared letters: is. Private to "sil": l. Private to "sis": -.
"sil" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sil" for "sis" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "sil" or "sis" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sil" and "sis".
- Full dictionary entry for "sil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sil" and "sis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sil". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.