Which to use
“sint” is a verb and “Skat” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,815
- “sint” frequency rank
- #44,227
- “Skat” frequency rank
- 78042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sint | Skat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse | Kartenspiel für drei Personen, bei dem in jeder Runde ein Spieler bestimmt wird, der gegen die beiden anderen spielt |
Letter map: sint vs Skat
Shared letters muted; letters that set sint and Skat apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sint (CVCC) and Skat (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for sint / Skat
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sint is averb and Skatanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sint is recorded at frequency rank #33,815, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Skat is at rank #44,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced [skaːt].
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 78042, this pair ranks #247,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sint vs Skat
Shared letters: st. Private to "sint": in. Private to "Skat": ak.
"sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Skat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sint" and "Skat" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sint" or "Skat"?
Useful next steps
Pair "sint" vs "Skat" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Skat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sint" and "Skat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Skat vs Späth". 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 #247,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.