Which to use
“Summe” and “Sünde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,923
- “Summe” frequency rank
- #7,996
- “Sünde” frequency rank
- 10919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Summe | Sünde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ergebnis einer Addition mehrerer Zahlen | Übertretung eines religiösen Gebotes oder Verbotes |
Where the eye mixes Summe and Sünde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Summe vs Sünde
A purely visual mix-up. Summe ([ˈzʊmə]) and Sünde ([ˈzʏndə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Summe is recorded at frequency rank #2,923, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzʊmə]. Sünde is at rank #7,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzʏndə].
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 10919, this pair ranks #1,972,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Summe vs Sünde
Shared letters: es. Private to "Summe": mu. Private to "Sünde": dnü.
"Summe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Sünde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Summe ← smume · ssumme · sume · sumem · usmme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Summe" and "Sünde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Summe" or "Sünde" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Summe" and "Sünde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Summe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sünde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Summe" and "Sünde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sönke vs Sünde". 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 #1,972,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.