singtvssintTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,649
“singt” frequency rank
#33,815
“sint” frequency rank
38464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Letter map: singt vs sint

Shared letters muted; letters that set singt and sint apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
singt
4 ch
sint

Spelling & dictionary notes on singt vs sint

singt 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 38464, 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]. 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 38464, this pair ranks #1,563,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of singt vs sint

Shared letters: inst. Private to "singt": g. Private to "sint": -.

"singt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • singtisngt · signt · singgt · singtt · sinngt · sintg · snigt · ssingt
  • sintisnt · sinnt · sintt · sitn · snit · ssint

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "singt" for "sint" ever safe?
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: "singt" vs "sint" - which ranks higher?
"singt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,649 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.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "singt" and "sint".

  • Full dictionary entry for "singt" 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 #1,563,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "singt" 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 #1,563,315 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