Which to use
“sint” and “stinkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,815
- “sint” frequency rank
- #9,811
- “stinkt” frequency rank
- 43626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sint | stinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs stinken |
Letter map: sint vs stinkt
Shared letters muted; letters that set sint and stinkt apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sint runs 4 letters (CVCC) against stinkt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - sint / stinkt
sint and stinkt 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sint is recorded at frequency rank #33,815, classified as averb, pronounced […]. stinkt is at rank #9,811, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪŋkt].
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 43626, this pair ranks #1,412,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sint vs stinkt
Shared letters: inst. Private to "sint": -. Private to "stinkt": k.
"sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "stinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sint" for "stinkt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sint" or "stinkt"?
What to do next
You've compared "sint" and "stinkt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stinkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,412,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sint" and "stinkt" 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 #1,412,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.