SindsvssisConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#35,446
“Sinds” frequency rank
#37,202
“sis” frequency rank
72648
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sinds sis
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sind sechs (6)

Where the eye mixes Sinds and sis

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

5 ch
Sinds
3 ch
sis

Look-alike desk: Sinds vs sis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sinds is [zɪnt͡s] while sis is [sis]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72648, 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]. 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 72648, this pair ranks #382,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Sinds vs sis

Shared letters: is. Private to "Sinds": dn. Private to "sis": -.

"Sinds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "sis" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sindsisnds · sidns · sindds · sindss · sinnds · sinsd · snids · ssinds

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Sinds" for "sis" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sinds" is a noun and "sis" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Sinds" or "sis" show up more?
"Sinds" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,446 in our German list, against #37,202 for "sis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Sinds" and "sis" 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 "sis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #382,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sinds" and "sis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sis". 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 #382,382 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