Which to use
“sing” is a verb and “skins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,977
- “sing” frequency rank
- #33,820
- “skins” frequency rank
- 43797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sing | skins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen | Plural des Substantivs skin |
Where the eye mixes sing and skins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sing and skins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sing is [zɪŋ] while skins is [skɪnz]. 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 43797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sing is recorded at frequency rank #9,977, classified as averb, pronounced [zɪŋ]. skins is at rank #33,820, tagged as anoun, pronounced [skɪnz].
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 43797, this pair ranks #1,406,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sing vs skins
Shared letters: ins. Private to "sing": g. Private to "skins": k.
"sing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "skins" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sing" for "skins" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sing" or "skins"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,406,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sing" and "skins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Skier vs skins". 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 #1,406,695 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.