Which to use
“sint” is a verb and “sonst” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,815
- “sint” frequency rank
- #334
- “sonst” frequency rank
- 34149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sint | sonst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse | für gewöhnlich, im allgemeinen, bei anderen Gelegenheiten, zu anderer Zeit als gerade jetzt |
Letter map: sint vs sonst
Shared letters muted; letters that set sint and sonst apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - sint and sonst
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sint is averb and sonstanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sint is recorded at frequency rank #33,815, classified as averb, pronounced […]. sonst is at rank #334, tagged as anadv, pronounced [zɔnst].
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 34149, this pair ranks #1,669,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sint vs sonst
Shared letters: nst. Private to "sint": i. Private to "sonst": o.
"sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sonst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sint" and "sonst" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sint" vs "sonst" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sint" and "sonst".
- Full dictionary entry for "sint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sonst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,669,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sint" and "sonst" 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 #1,669,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.