SindsvsSinneTell them apart

Which to use

“Sinds” and “Sinne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,446
“Sinds” frequency rank
#1,122
“Sinne” frequency rank
36568
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sinds Sinne
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sind Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Sinn

Where the eye mixes Sinds and Sinne

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

5 ch
Sinds
5 ch
Sinne

Visual trap between Sinds and Sinne

A purely visual mix-up. Sinds ([zɪnt͡s]) and Sinne ([ˈzɪnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36568, 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]. Sinne is at rank #1,122, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɪnə].

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 36568, this pair ranks #1,612,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sinds vs Sinne

Shared letters: ins. Private to "Sinds": d. Private to "Sinne": e.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sindsisnds · sidns · sindds · sindss · sinnds · sinsd · snids · ssinds
  • Sinneisnne · sine · sinen · snine · ssinne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sinds" and "Sinne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([zɪnt͡s] versus [ˈzɪnə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Sinds" or "Sinne"?
"Sinne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,122 in our German list, against #35,446 for "Sinds". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Sinds" and "Sinne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sinds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sinne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,612,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sinds" and "Sinne" 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 #1,612,257 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