SindsvssingeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Sinds is a noun, singe is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Sinds” is a noun and “singe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,446
“Sinds” frequency rank
#16,828
“singe” frequency rank
52274
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sinds singe
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sind 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen

Where the eye mixes Sinds and singe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Sinds
5 ch
singe

Look-alike desk: Sinds vs singe

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sinds is [zɪnt͡s] while singe is [ˈzɪŋə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sinds is recorded at frequency rank #35,446, classified as anoun, pronounced [zɪnt͡s]. singe is at rank #16,828, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪŋə].

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 52274, this pair ranks #1,103,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Sinds vs singe

Shared letters: ins. Private to "Sinds": d. Private to "singe": eg.

"Sinds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "singe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sindsisnds · sidns · sindds · sindss · sinnds · sinsd · snids · ssinds
  • singeisnge · signe · sineg · singge · sinnge · snige · ssinge

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sinds" and "singe" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sinds" is a noun and "singe" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Sinds" vs "singe" - which ranks higher?
"singe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,828 in our German list, against #35,446 for "Sinds". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sinds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "singe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,103,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sinds" and "singe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sands vs Sinds". 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 #1,103,187 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list