Which to use
“sind” and “sinkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34
- “sind” frequency rank
- #5,649
- “sinkt” frequency rank
- 5683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sind | sinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] 1. Person Plural Präsens Indikativ des Verbs sein | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sinken |
Where the eye mixes sind and sinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sind runs 4 letters (CVCC) against sinkt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sind with sinkt
A purely visual mix-up. sind ([zɪnt]) and sinkt ([zɪŋkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sind is recorded at frequency rank #34, classified as averb, pronounced [zɪnt]. sinkt is at rank #5,649, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɪŋkt].
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 5683, this pair ranks #1,994,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sind vs sinkt
Shared letters: ins. Private to "sind": d. Private to "sinkt": kt.
"sind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sinkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sind" and "sinkt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sind" vs "sinkt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sinkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sind" and "sinkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sinkt vs Sönke". 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 #1,994,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.