Which to use
“singt” and “sung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,649
- “singt” frequency rank
- #27,077
- “sung” frequency rank
- 31726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singt | sung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs sing |
Letter map: singt vs sung
Shared letters muted; letters that set singt and sung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on singt vs sung
singt and sung 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 31726, 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]. sung is at rank #27,077, 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 31726, this pair ranks #1,722,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of singt vs sung
Shared letters: gns. Private to "singt": it. Private to "sung": u.
"singt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "singt" and "sung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "singt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,722,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singt" and "sung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sung". 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 #1,722,334 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.