Which to use
“skins” and “suis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,820
- “skins” frequency rank
- #42,166
- “suis” frequency rank
- 75986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | skins | suis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs skin | Inessiv Plural des Substantivs suu „Mund“ |
Letter map: skins vs suis
Shared letters muted; letters that set skins and suis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. skins runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against suis's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - skins / suis
skins and suis 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 75986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
skins is recorded at frequency rank #33,820, classified as anoun, pronounced [skɪnz]. suis is at rank #42,166, tagged as anoun, 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 75986, this pair ranks #294,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of skins vs suis
Shared letters: is. Private to "skins": kn. Private to "suis": u.
"skins" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "skins" for "suis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "skins" vs "suis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "skins" and "suis".
- Full dictionary entry for "skins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "skins" and "suis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs suis". 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 #294,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.