Which to use
“sind” is a verb and “Sünde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34
- “sind” frequency rank
- #7,996
- “Sünde” frequency rank
- 8030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sind | Sünde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] 1. Person Plural Präsens Indikativ des Verbs sein | Übertretung eines religiösen Gebotes oder Verbotes |
Where the eye mixes sind and Sünde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sind and Sünde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sind is [zɪnt] while Sünde is [ˈzʏndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sind is recorded at frequency rank #34, classified as averb, pronounced [zɪnt]. Sünde is at rank #7,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzʏndə].
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 8030, this pair ranks #1,985,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sind vs Sünde
Shared letters: dns. Private to "sind": i. Private to "Sünde": eü.
"sind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Sünde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sind ← isnd · sidn · sindd · sinnd · snid · ssind
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sind" and "Sünde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sind" or "Sünde" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sünde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sind" and "Sünde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sönke vs Sünde". 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 #1,985,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.