singevssintWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,828
“singe” frequency rank
#33,815
“sint” frequency rank
50643
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature singe sint
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen 3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse

Letter map: singe vs sint

Shared letters muted; letters that set singe and sint apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
singe
4 ch
sint

Spelling & dictionary notes on singe vs sint

singe and sint are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

singe is recorded at frequency rank #16,828, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪŋə]. sint is at rank #33,815, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 50643, this pair ranks #1,165,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of singe vs sint

Shared letters: ins. Private to "singe": eg. Private to "sint": t.

"singe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • singeisnge · signe · sineg · singge · sinnge · snige · ssinge
  • sintisnt · sinnt · sintt · sitn · snit · ssint

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "singe" and "sint" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "singe" vs "sint" - which ranks higher?
"singe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,828 in our German list, against #33,815 for "sint". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "singe" vs "sint" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "singe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,165,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "singe" and "sint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sint". 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 #1,165,971 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