Which to use
“singt” and “sinkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,649
- “singt” frequency rank
- #5,649
- “sinkt” frequency rank
- 10298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singt | sinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sinken |
Where the eye mixes singt and sinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: singt vs sinkt
A purely visual mix-up. singt ([zɪŋt]) and sinkt ([zɪŋkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - g in “singt” becomes k in “sinkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singt is recorded at frequency rank #4,649, classified as averb, pronounced [zɪŋt]. sinkt is at rank #5,649, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɪŋkt].
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 10298, this pair ranks #1,975,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of singt vs sinkt
Shared letters: inst. Private to "singt": g. Private to "sinkt": k.
"singt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sinkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "singt" for "sinkt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "singt" vs "sinkt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "singt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sinkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singt" and "sinkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sinkt vs Sönke". 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 #1,975,817 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.