Which to use
“sister” and “System” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,816
- “sister” frequency rank
- #677
- “System” frequency rank
- 34493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sister | System |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliches Geschwisterkind | eine sich abgrenzende/nicht-abgrenzende, auf kausaler/nicht-kausaler Ebene korrelierende Struktur, die eine Gesamtheit beziehungsweise eine finite/infinite „Menge“ von Objekten einbezieht; ein definiertes Prinzip, das einer bestimmten Ordnung zugrunde liegt |
Where the eye mixes sister and System
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sister with System
A purely visual mix-up. sister ([ˈsɪstə(r)]) and System ([zʏsˈteːm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sister is recorded at frequency rank #33,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɪstə(r)]. System is at rank #677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zʏsˈteːm].
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 34493, this pair ranks #1,662,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sister vs System
Shared letters: est. Private to "sister": ir. Private to "System": my.
"sister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "System" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sister" for "System" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "sister" or "System" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sister" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "System" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,662,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sister" and "System" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sister vs steter". 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 #1,662,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.